Chennai vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1233
🏠 One person rent	$159	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	12
😀 Quality of life	65	30
🏙️ Population	6.6M	222K

The cost of living in Chennai is 16% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 8898th and 8528th ($437 vs $520) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 5272nd and 8795th 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	$2.25	$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$3267

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409