Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 20.6% more expensive than Dili.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Dili, you would:
pay 70.3% more for restaurants
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Dili
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Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
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pay 5.4% less for groceries
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Dili
|
Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.25
€1.17
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$3.90
€3.66
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$2.69
€2.52
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.74
€0.69
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pay 12.9% more for transportation
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Dili
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€55.68
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
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pay 4.6% more for housing
|
Dili
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$816.29
€765.57
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
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pay 7.9% more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
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pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$35.01
€32.84
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$76.87
€72.10
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$94.21
€88.35
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