Cost of living comparison

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Dili vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Dili is 0.8% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants
pay 20.7% more in Dili
Groceries
pay 31.9% less in Dili
Transportation
pay 8.3% more in Dili
Housing
pay 61.1% more in Dili
Childcare
pay 31.1% less in Dili
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7% less in Dili
Clothing
pay 29.9% less in Dili

The cost of housing, restaurants, and transportation in Dili are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dili.

Dili vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.7% more for restaurants

 
Georgetown
Dili
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.95
GYD2,495.14
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.37
GYD1,956.19
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.18
GYD246.19
$1.58
 

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pay 31.9% less for groceries

 
Georgetown
Dili
Bread
1 loaf
$2.09
GYD436.30
$3.00
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.94
GYD1,448.97
$1.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $13.04
GYD2,723.90
$9.27
 

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

 
Georgetown
Dili
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
GYD812.28
$5.34
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.67
GYD5,988.34
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,218.32
GYD4,640,962.76
??

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pay 61.1% more for housing

 
Georgetown
Dili
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.36
GYD10,519.52
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $906.97
GYD189,447.48
$1,125.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $410.12
GYD85,666.52
$866.67
 

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

 
Georgetown
Dili
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,014.45
GYD211,897.88
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,232.76
GYD4,852,858.23
$16,000.00
 

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Georgetown
Dili
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
GYD424.17
$2.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.83
GYD1,217.63
$3.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.68
GYD558.91
$2.75
 

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

 
Georgetown
Dili
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.17
GYD10,479.59
$60.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.56
GYD10,978.62
$30.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.12
GYD30,939.75
$80.00
 

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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: December 2025
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