Dili vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1255
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$226
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$27
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
96
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
222K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dili is 35% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8549th and 6486th ($511 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8098th and 5221st 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
$3.34
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.63
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.6
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3045
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$501
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$503
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$502
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$509
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$506
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$512
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$507
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1617
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$597
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$525
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$508
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$522
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$355
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$441
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$442
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$553
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$505
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$442
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$439
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$845
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$497
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1267
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$606
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$500
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$580
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$553
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$460
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$469
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$614
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$510
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$365
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$410
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$505
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$475
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$453
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$464
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$486
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$527
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510