Cost of living comparison
Dili is 64.6% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Dili instead of Quito, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Dili
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$7.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$27.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$82.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$890.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$86.03
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$333.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$16,666.67
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$1.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$64.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Quito
|
Dili
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$61.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$50.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$76.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$62.50
|
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