Dili vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dili	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1231	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$215	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$362	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.7	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$137	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	34	100
🏙️ Population	222K	5.45M

The cost of living in Dili is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8635th and 370th ($507 vs $2844) 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 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8554th 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	$3.42	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.72%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.65	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.83	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4131	$25164

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Cities near Dili

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863