It's true, Dili is expensive as hell
This is from the International Cost of Living Ranking for October 2009. Apparently Dili was the fourth-highest climber, rising 106 places. Transport in Timor-Leste also comes in as being very expensive, with Dili actually topping the transport basket group. This is perhaps reflective of the changing face of Dili, which is certainly not in keeping with the (lack of) changing face of the rest of the country.
There seems to be a huge drive to get money pouring into Dili for the building of hotels and for new businesses, which will ultimately benefit only a few people. Dili is still very small. There are few jobs, especially in the civil sector. As the cost of living rises and Dili's population continues to increase, it will become more and more apparent that Timor-Leste's most developed city is no closer to being able to effectively support its own people.
Young people go from the districts to Dili to study or find work or both, but there are still very few opportunities for them, even with all this new investment and development.
yes, it's true.
Hey bro! How are you doing there? Didn't hear from you in a while. Hope you are well.
Well, every thing is fine here.Any way, Maun Braz is telling me to keep sending you stories, so have attached you some stories.
[...] are complaining about the rising cost of living in Dili, East Timor. Cancel this [...]