Chicago vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1233
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$377
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
97
30
🏙️ Population
2.75M
222K

The cost of living in Chicago is 438% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 394th and 8528th ($2799 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st in the United States and East Timor, respectively. Check the United States vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 16th and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3267

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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