Dili vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$232
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
84
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
222K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dili is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8515th and 6052nd ($521 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and Taiwan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8099th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$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
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716