Cost of living comparison
Dili is 33.5% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Dili
- Groceries
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pay 8.5% less in Dili
- Transportation
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pay 8.6% less in Dili
- Housing
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pay 25.1% less in Dili
- Childcare
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pay 72.2% less in Dili
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.4% less in Dili
- Clothing
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pay 35.2% less in Dili
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Dili.
If you lived in Dili instead of London, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Dili
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.14
|
$5.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.65
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.82
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.18
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.68
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.29
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.48
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£191.37
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.12
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.84
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,099.91
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,528.92
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£195.51
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,728.85
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,664.01
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.12
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.56
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.64
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.65
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.96
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
London
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.82
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.45
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.10
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.28
|
$55.00
|
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