Dili vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$224
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$5439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
87
😀 Quality of life
33
91
🏙️ Population
222K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dili is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8409th and 26th ($514 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 8018th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$18429

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$506
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$505
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$506
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$502
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$499
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$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
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$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$556
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$519
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$506
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$525
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$361
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$429
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$431
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$568
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$504
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$870
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$546
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$873
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$643
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$495
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$604
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$577
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$450
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$460
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$469
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$454
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$522
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$383
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$403
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$459
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$484
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$427
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$439
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$440
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$537
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$383

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$3051
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$2907
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$2844
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$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
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$2910
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$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
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$2784
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$2879
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$1032
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$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
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$2722
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$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
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$3094
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$2709
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$2597
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$3070
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$3155
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$2751
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$2684
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$2681
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$2803
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$2461
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$2755
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$2637
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$1027
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$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
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$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
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$3180
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$2944
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$2879
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$2609
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