Dili vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$226	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$745
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	12	19
😀 Quality of life	30	38
🏙️ Population	222K	7.01M

The cost of living in Dili is 20% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8549th and 7314th ($511 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8098th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Zhumadian

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	Dili	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504