Dili vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$232
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
222K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dili is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8515th and 4715th ($521 vs $1158) 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 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8099th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605