Dili vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$4399
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
30
99
🏙️ Population
222K
4.84M

The cost of living in Dili is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8515th and 312th ($521 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Australia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8099th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Sydney

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Dili Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$18951

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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
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$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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$2286
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$2472
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$1997
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$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
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$1289
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$1628
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$1913
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$1746
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$1717
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$1958
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$1829
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$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1800
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$1397
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$1635
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$1876
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$1877
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$1738
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$1758
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$2397
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$1822
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$1799
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$1795
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$2491
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$1757
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$1767
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$1925
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$1892
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$1357
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$1754