Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 8.5% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.7% more in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5% more in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 38.6% less in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 41.9% less in Santiago
- Childcare
-
pay 19.1% less in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.7% more in Santiago
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Santiago
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Santiago are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Dili, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Dili
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.36
CLF0.3000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.24
CLF0.2000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.78
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.49
CLF0.1300
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.59
CLF0.1100
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.20
CLF1.0100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF454.8200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$12.41
CLF0.3000
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$20.87
CLF0.5100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$513.58
CLF12.6000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$439.93
CLF10.7900
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$104.66
CLF2.5700
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$387.71
CLF9.5100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$6,421.89
CLF157.5400
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$33.85
CLF0.8300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.87
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Dili
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$52.80
CLF1.3000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$31.11
CLF0.7600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$73.37
CLF1.8000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.04
CLF2.0100
|
|
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