Dili vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$215
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
68
😀 Quality of life
34
70
🏙️ Population
222K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dili is 3% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8635th and 8548th ($507 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8554th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Zhengzhou

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Dili Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567