Dili vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$226	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	12	5
😀 Quality of life	30	34
🏙️ Population	222K	115K

The cost of living in Dili is 21% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8549th and 8915th ($511 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Bhutan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8098th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Thimphu

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	Dili	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$666

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Cities near Dili

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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300