Dili vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
65
😀 Quality of life
33
82
🏙️ Population
222K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dili is 68% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8409th and 3028th ($514 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8018th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
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
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$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541