Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 41.5% more expensive than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.0% more in San Juan
- Groceries
-
pay 69.1% more in San Juan
- Transportation
-
pay 38.2% less in San Juan
- Housing
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pay 60.9% more in San Juan
- Childcare
-
pay 9.9% more in San Juan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 83.8% more in San Juan
- Clothing
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pay 22.8% more in San Juan
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and childcare in San Juan are more expensive than in Dili. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Juan.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Dili, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 69.1% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$8.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$5.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$71.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$838.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$280.41
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$11.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$45.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$91.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$106.00
|
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