Dili vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$215
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
11
93
😀 Quality of life
34
89
🏙️ Population
222K
2.36M

The cost of living in Dili is 49% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8635th and 5651st ($507 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8554th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Taoyuan

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Dili Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$19490

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473