Dili vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$224
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
90
😀 Quality of life
33
73
🏙️ Population
222K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 25% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8409th and 6886th ($514 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8018th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$16123

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$506
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$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
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600