Cost of living comparison

 Dili, Timor-Leste
compared to
Victoria vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 52.1% more expensive than Dili.

Restaurants
pay 92.0% more in Victoria
Groceries
pay 92.9% more in Victoria
Transportation
pay 12.8% more in Victoria
Housing
pay 25.5% more in Victoria
Childcare
pay 37.3% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Victoria
Clothing
pay 1.4% more in Victoria

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Victoria are more expensive than in Dili. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Dili, you would:

pay 92.0% more for restaurants

 
Dili
Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$16.76
SCR240.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$9.71
SCR139.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$2.75
SCR39.51

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pay 92.9% more for groceries

 
Dili
Victoria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$2.29
SCR32.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$18.13
SCR259.93
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$7.52
SCR107.83

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

 
Dili
Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$5.82
SCR83.42
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.82
SCR384.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,617.26
SCR381,710.27

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pay 25.5% more for housing

 
Dili
Victoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$163.87
SCR2,350.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$979.92
SCR14,052.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$794.53
SCR11,394.15

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

 
Dili
Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$167.60
SCR2,403.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$8,868.55
SCR127,181.29

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dili
Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$4.07
SCR58.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$5.16
SCR74.03
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$22.89
SCR328.21

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

 
Dili
Victoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$68.58
SCR983.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$29.30
SCR420.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$73.44
SCR1,053.20

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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