Cost of living comparison
Dili is 7.0% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.4% less in Dili
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% more in Dili
- Transportation
-
pay 48.2% more in Dili
- Housing
-
pay 29.8% more in Dili
- Childcare
-
pay 10.7% less in Dili
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.5% less in Dili
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% less in Dili
The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Dili are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dili.
If you lived in Dili instead of Rome, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$55.00
|
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