Dili vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$232
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
222K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dili is 53% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8515th and 4890th ($521 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 8099th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$6369

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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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057