Dili vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$227
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
86
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
222K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dili is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8528th and 43rd ($520 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in East Timor and the United States, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8795th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$28967

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$513
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$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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$3195
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$3013
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$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
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$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
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$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
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$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
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$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
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$2626
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$903
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$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
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$2782