Dili vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1255
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$226
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$27
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
12
72
😀 Quality of life
30
90
🏙️ Population
222K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dili is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8549th and 5132nd ($511 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in East Timor and Japan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 8098th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.63
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3045
$5986

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034