Dili vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$215
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
65
😀 Quality of life
34
74
🏙️ Population
222K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8635th and 6776th ($507 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8554th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Suzhou

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Dili Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635