Dili vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$215
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
11
70
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
222K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dili is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8635th and 3485th ($507 vs $1628) 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 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8554th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459