Dili vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$232
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$4523
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
89
😀 Quality of life
30
97
🏙️ Population
222K
5.87M

The cost of living in Dili is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8515th and 81st ($521 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Singapore, respectively. Check East Timor vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8099th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$28407

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$512
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$511
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$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
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$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
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$892
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$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
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$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
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$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637