Chongqing vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1255
🏠 One person rent	$224	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	72	30
🏙️ Population	32.1M	222K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 24% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 7340th and 8549th ($634 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and East Timor, respectively. Check China vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 1675th and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dili

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	Chongqing	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$3045

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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