Dili vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dili	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1231	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$215	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$362	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$137	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	18
😀 Quality of life	34	84
🏙️ Population	222K	216K

The cost of living in Dili is 75% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8635th and 2013th ($507 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and New Zealand, respectively. Check East Timor vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 8554th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Wellington

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	Dili	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.72%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.65	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.83	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4131	$13757

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$500
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$499
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$501
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$504
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$468
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$475
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$499
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$2065
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$566
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$486
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$470
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$482
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$387
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$421
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$421
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$510
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$496
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$423
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$412
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$780
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$493
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1115
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$556
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$474
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$530
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$511
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$450
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$437
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$520
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$358
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$386
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$402
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$416
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$428
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$419
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$497
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$381

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844