Dili vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$224
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
93
😀 Quality of life
33
86
🏙️ Population
222K
2.29M

The cost of living in Dili is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8409th and 6163rd ($514 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8018th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$13937

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$506
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$505
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$506
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$502
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$556
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$519
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$506
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$525
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$361
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$429
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$431
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$568
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$504
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$870
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$546
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$873
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$643
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$495
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$604
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$577
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$450
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$460
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$469
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$454
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$522
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$383
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$403
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$459
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$484
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$427
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$439
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$440
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$537
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$383

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716