Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Dili, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dili
|
Saint John's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dili
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
?? |
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