Dili vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$232
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
222K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8515th and 5948th ($521 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8099th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$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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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618