Dili vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$224
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
85
😀 Quality of life
33
86
🏙️ Population
222K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dili is 45% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8580th and 5984th ($522 vs $957) 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 0.2 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 8642nd and 409th 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
$3.62
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$17495

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$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$514
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$512
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$527
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$491
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$498
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$506
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1861
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$593
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$510
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$493
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$509
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$409
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$437
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$437
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$537
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$506
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$440
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$432
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$822
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$496
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1175
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$588
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$494
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$560
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$537
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$461
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$476
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$459
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$379
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$408
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$419
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$464
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$439
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$453
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$445
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$520
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$405

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665