Chennai vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$306
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$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
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$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
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$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

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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