Dili vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$232
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
222K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dili is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8515th and 3292nd ($521 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8099th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489