Dili vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$232
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1885
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
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 8515th and 2722nd ($521 vs $1750) 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 8099th and 294th 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
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$10781

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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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2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262