Dili vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$215
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
85
😀 Quality of life
34
87
🏙️ Population
222K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dili is 46% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8635th and 5994th ($507 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in East Timor and Taiwan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8554th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Taichung

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Dili Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$17517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684