Dili vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dili | Thimphu | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Dili is 24% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8528th and 8940th ($520 vs $420) 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 0.3 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 8795th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Dili | Thimphu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 62 km or 38 mi | Maliana | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Baucau | |
| 282 km or 176 mi |  Kupang | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Baubau | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Kendari | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Ambon | |
| 719 km or 447 mi |  Darwin | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Bima | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Makassar | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Parepare | |
| 857 km or 533 mi | Palopo | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Mataram | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Gorontalo | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Ternate | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Palu | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Sorong | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Bitung | |
| 1121 km or 696 mi | Manado | |
| 1134 km or 705 mi | Ubud | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Denpasar | |
| 1163 km or 722 mi | Bali | |
| 1265 km or 786 mi | Balikpapan | |
| 1273 km or 791 mi | Manokwari | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Samarinda | |
| 1317 km or 818 mi | Bontang | |
| 1324 km or 823 mi | Banjarbaru | |
| 1347 km or 837 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 1363 km or 847 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 1398 km or 869 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 1421 km or 883 mi | Surabaya | |
| 1427 km or 887 mi | Malang | |
| 1438 km or 894 mi | Batu | |
| 1452 km or 902 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 1470 km or 913 mi | Palangka Raya | |
| 1478 km or 918 mi | Blitar | |
| 1495 km or 929 mi | Kediri | |
| 1550 km or 963 mi | Madiun | |
| 1586 km or 985 mi | Tarakan | |
| 1628 km or 1012 mi | Surakarta |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Paro | |
| 147 km or 91 mi |  Siliguri | |
| 196 km or 122 mi |  Rangpur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Saidpur | |
| 211 km or 131 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 214 km or 133 mi |  Damak | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Raiganj | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Guwahati | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Dispur | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Balurghat | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lhasa | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Purnia | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Bogra | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Shillong | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Malda | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Mymensingh | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Saharsa | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sylhet | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Janakpur | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Berhampore | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Narsingdi | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Brahmanbaria | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Dhaka | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Agartala | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Narayanganj | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Hetauda | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Krishnanagar | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Birgunj | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Jessore | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Shantipur | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Patna | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Durgapur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Asansol | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Kulti |