Dili vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	30	100
🏙️ Population	222K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dili is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8549th and 745th ($511 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8098th and 2nd 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	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$17957

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683