Chicago vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1255
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	95	30
🏙️ Population	2.75M	222K

The cost of living in Chicago is 424% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 529th and 8549th ($2678 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 23rd and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dili

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	Chicago	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$3045

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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