Dili vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$215
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
34
72
🏙️ Population
222K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dili is 46% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8635th and 6014th ($507 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8554th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Tainan

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Dili Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$5481

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$500
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686