Dili vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$232
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
222K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8515th and 4780th ($521 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8099th and 571st 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
$3.34
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$31401

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$512
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$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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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774