Dili vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$215
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
94
😀 Quality of life
34
90
🏙️ Population
222K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dili is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8635th and 4646th ($507 vs $1248) 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 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8554th and 178th 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
$3.42
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612