Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.5 times more expensive than Dili.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Dili, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
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Dili
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Monaco
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$25.99
€23.90
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
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pay 55.3% more for groceries
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Dili
|
Monaco
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.15
€1.05
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.96
€0.88
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.47
€1.35
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pay 34.4% more for transportation
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Dili
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.83
€21.91
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
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pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Dili
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
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pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$521.19
€479.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$65.34
€60.09
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$632.46
€581.60
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