Cost of living comparison
Dili is 16.3% cheaper than Douglas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.1% less in Dili
- Groceries
-
pay 0.7% less in Dili
- Transportation
-
pay 45.4% more in Dili
- Housing
-
pay 16.4% less in Dili
- Childcare
-
pay 54.3% less in Dili
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.7% less in Dili
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% less in Dili
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dili.
If you lived in Dili instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Dili
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.92
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.62
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£1.92
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.37
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.40
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.50
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.09
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.74
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£2.78
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.83
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.54
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.75
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.00
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.54
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.80
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£5.61
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£52.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,645.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£12.58
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£49.94
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£866.98
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£709.35
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£153.19
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£860.36
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£13,556.48
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£4.63
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£3.70
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£15.61
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£38.62
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£8.99
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£58.95
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£29.08
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£66.52
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£51.39
|
$55.00
|
|
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