Dili vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$232
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
70
😀 Quality of life
30
67
🏙️ Population
222K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8515th and 5553rd ($521 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8099th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$26560

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$512
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645