Dili vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$224
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
222K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dili is 48% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8580th and 5585th ($522 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in East Timor and Japan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 8642nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Sendai

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Dili Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$514
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$512
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$527
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$491
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$498
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$506
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1861
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$593
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$510
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$493
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$509
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$409
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$437
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$437
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$537
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$506
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$440
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$432
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$822
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$496
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1175
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$588
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$494
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$560
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$537
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$461
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$476
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$459
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$379
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$408
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$419
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$464
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$439
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$453
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$445
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$520
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$405

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022