Dili vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$224
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
33
78
🏙️ Population
222K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8409th and 4461st ($514 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8018th and 558th 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
$3.46
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$28143

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$506
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$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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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740