Dili vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1255
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$226
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$27
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
84
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
222K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dili is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8549th and 6071st ($511 vs $894) 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 0.8 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 8098th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.63
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.6
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3045
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$501
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$503
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$502
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$509
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$506
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$512
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$507
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1617
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$597
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$525
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$508
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$522
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$355
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$441
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$442
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$553
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$505
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$442
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$439
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$845
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$497
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1267
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$606
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$500
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$580
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$553
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$460
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$469
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$614
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$510
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$365
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$410
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$505
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$475
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$453
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$464
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$486
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$527
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671