Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sucre vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary
Sucre is 37.6% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.6% less in Sucre
- Groceries
-
pay 33.9% less in Sucre
- Transportation
-
pay 29.1% less in Sucre
- Housing
-
pay 69.9% less in Sucre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.4% less in Sucre
- Clothing
-
pay 13.9% less in Sucre
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Sucre.
Sucre vs. Dili Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sucre instead of Dili, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.80
BOB12.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.79
BOB39.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
|
$0.58
BOB3.98
|
|
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
|
$1.44
BOB9.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
$2.20
BOB15.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$3.27
BOB22.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.73
BOB11.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$1.36
BOB9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.82
BOB5.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.39
BOB2.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.33
BOB2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.30
BOB8.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.20
BOB1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.33
BOB2.25
|
|
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$3.79
BOB26.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.15
BOB159.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,466.20
BOB99,680.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
?? | |
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.00
BOB179.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$501.26
BOB3,453.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$866.67
|
$315.31
BOB2,172.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$10.83
BOB74.65
|
|
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
?? |
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of childcare
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
|
$1.42
BOB9.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$2.43
BOB16.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$1.88
BOB12.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$23.05
BOB158.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
|
$6.53
BOB45.01
|
|
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Dili
|
Sucre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$36.00
BOB248.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$72.00
BOB496.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$65.00
BOB447.89
|
|
Dili vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing
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