Dili vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$224
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
33
87
🏙️ Population
222K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dili is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8580th and 4144th ($522 vs $1473) 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 0.2 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8642nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Sharjah

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Dili Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492