Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 3.3% more expensive than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.8% less in Moroni
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% more in Moroni
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% more in Moroni
- Housing
-
pay 5.2% more in Moroni
- Childcare
-
pay 12.0% more in Moroni
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.0% less in Moroni
- Clothing
-
pay 27.0% more in Moroni
The cost of groceries, clothing, childcare, transportation, and housing in Moroni are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Moroni.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Dili, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.61
KMF710
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.62
KMF3,364
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.55
KMF684
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.13
KMF497
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.61
KMF269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.14
KMF2,268
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$15.61
KMF6,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$4.80
KMF2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.65
KMF1,170
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.43
KMF1,073
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.21
KMF94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.24
KMF107
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.79
KMF790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$1.46
KMF647
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.22
KMF538
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$10.91
KMF4,818
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF13,663
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,053,588
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$8.20
KMF3,619
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$155.86
KMF68,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$696.65
KMF307,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$578.75
KMF255,519
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$81.96
KMF36,185
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$381.55
KMF168,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$13,464.56
KMF5,944,608
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.57
KMF693
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.98
KMF1,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$1.88
KMF828
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$32.92
KMF14,535
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$6.23
KMF2,749
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$57.88
KMF25,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$57.88
KMF25,552
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$105.03
KMF46,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$81.45
KMF35,962
|
|
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