Dili vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dili	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1248	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.8	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	89
😀 Quality of life	33	97
🏙️ Population	222K	5.87M

The cost of living in Dili is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8580th and 154th ($522 vs $3119) 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 0.2 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 8642nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Singapore City

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	Dili	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3757	$31369

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663