Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 10.4% more expensive than Dili.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Dili, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
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Dili
|
Tokyo
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.59
¥947
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.14
¥739
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.15
¥165
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.76
¥110
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.73
¥249
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$7.97
¥1,146
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$5.76
¥828
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$2.15
¥309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$3.23
¥464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.37
¥341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.13
¥163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$2.58
¥372
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$2.19
¥316
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$1.27
¥182
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.23
¥178
|
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pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$4.29
¥617
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,281
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,088,073
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$25.31
¥3,641
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$31.29
¥4,500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,013.09
¥145,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$584.76
¥84,103
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$132.60
¥19,071
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$486.02
¥69,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$14,566.86
¥2,095,078
|
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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$3.21
¥462
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$3.30
¥474
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$3.85
¥554
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$61.83
¥8,893
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$12.21
¥1,756
|
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pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Dili
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$54.04
¥7,773
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$36.17
¥5,202
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$61.61
¥8,861
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$79.69
¥11,461
|
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