Dili vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$226	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$300
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	30	43
🏙️ Population	222K	6.87M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8549th and 6863rd ($511 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Myanmar, respectively. Check East Timor vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8098th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Yangon

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	Dili	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625