Dili vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
30
100
🏙️ Population
222K
5.45M

The cost of living in Dili is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8528th and 649th ($520 vs $2640) 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 8795th and 3rd 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
$3.43
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$19140

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$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

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$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
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$1988
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$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
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$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
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$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
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$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
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$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
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$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710