Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 70.7% more expensive than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Douglas
- Groceries
-
pay 9.1% more in Douglas
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Douglas
- Housing
-
pay 31.4% more in Douglas
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Douglas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Douglas
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% more in Douglas
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Douglas are more expensive than in Dili. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Douglas.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Dili, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$25.83
£19.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.04
£6.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.62
£1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.87
£1.38
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.91
£1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.41
£2.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$6.95
£5.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$3.74
£2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.80
£2.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.13
£0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.74
£0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.03
£0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.36
£1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.74
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.10
£0.81
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$7.66
£5.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£53.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,288.44
£23,841.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$17.18
£12.68
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$68.19
£50.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,183.91
£874.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$968.65
£715.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$209.19
£154.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$1,174.87
£867.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$18,512.04
£13,669.08
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$6.33
£4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$5.05
£3.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$21.31
£15.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$52.74
£38.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$12.27
£9.06
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$80.51
£59.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$39.71
£29.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$90.84
£67.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$70.17
£51.82
|
|
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