Chennai vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1255
🏠 One person rent	$152	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	12
😀 Quality of life	66	30
🏙️ Population	6.6M	222K

The cost of living in Chennai is 16% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 8897th and 8549th ($430 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and East Timor, respectively. Check India vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 4021st and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dili

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	Chennai	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$3045

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417