Dili vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$232
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
93
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
222K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dili is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8515th and 6227th ($521 vs $868) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8099th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691