Dili vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$224
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
33
61
🏙️ Population
222K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8409th and 6811th ($514 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in East Timor and Iran, respectively. Check East Timor vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8018th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Tehran

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Dili Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$1883

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48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$506
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569