Dili vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$226	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	13
😀 Quality of life	30	36
🏙️ Population	222K	948K

The cost of living in Dili is 56% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8549th and 4590th ($511 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Laos, respectively. Check East Timor vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 8098th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Vientiane

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	Dili	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393