Cost of living comparison

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

Dili is 58.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 93.9% more in Dili
Groceries
pay 54.2% more in Dili
Transportation
pay 45.4% more in Dili
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Dili
Childcare
pay 58.1% more in Dili
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.8% more in Dili
Clothing
pay 5.6% more in Dili

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

Dili vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

pay 93.9% more for restaurants

 
Lima
Dili
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.26
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.46
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.05
$2.00
 

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

 
Lima
Dili
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.93
$1.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.56
$2.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.25
$9.27
 

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pay 45.4% more for transportation

 
Lima
Dili
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.85
$5.76
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN87.90
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Lima
Dili
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN97.89
$76.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,121.13
$980.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,340.33
$875.00
 

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pay 58.1% more for childcare

 
Lima
Dili
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN787.45
$375.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
$11,000.00
 

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Dili
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.81
$2.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.65
$3.75
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.53
$2.75
 

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

 
Lima
Dili
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN157.70
$65.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN128.92
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN314.00
$83.33
 

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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: May 2025
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