Dili vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$224
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
33
78
🏙️ Population
222K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dili is 50% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8409th and 5135th ($514 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 8018th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$6030

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48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$506
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$505
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$506
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$502
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011