Dili vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$226	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	12	92
😀 Quality of life	30	86
🏙️ Population	222K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dili is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8549th and 2624th ($511 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Italy, respectively. Check East Timor vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8098th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Rome

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	Dili	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$9864

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201