Dili vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Dili Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$233
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$29
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
222K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8277th and 5064th ($524 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8064th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1354
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4072
$24732

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$517
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$517
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$516
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$492
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$502
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$547
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1689
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$520
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$522
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$501
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$528
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$362
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$557
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$558
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$535
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$558
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$581
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$693
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$560
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$792
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$613
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$497
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$638
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$593
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$453
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$458
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$461
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$548
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$382
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$408
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$463
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$491
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$438
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$460
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$403
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$571
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$419

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626