Dili vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$232
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
11
69
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
222K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 23% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8515th and 7055th ($521 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8099th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Dongguan

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Dili Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623