Dili vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$224
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
94
😀 Quality of life
33
89
🏙️ Population
222K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dili is 58% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8580th and 4661st ($522 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8642nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Taipei

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Dili Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$18442

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48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602