Dili vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$224
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
33
75
🏙️ Population
222K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8580th and 4971st ($522 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8642nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Shanghai

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Dili Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765