Dili vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
12
91
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
222K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dili is 74% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8528th and 1942nd ($520 vs $2020) 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 0.3 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 8795th and 292nd 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
$3.43
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$10916

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323