Dili vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$226	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	12	87
😀 Quality of life	30	91
🏙️ Population	222K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dili is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8549th and 36th ($511 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 8098th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dili	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759