Dili vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$232
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
78
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
222K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dili is 0.1% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8515th and 8506th ($521 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8099th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$19861

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$512
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$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619