"Billy owned a lovely Georgian home in Ilium. He was rich as Croesus, something he had never expected to be, not in a million years." pg. 386
Croesus was the king of Lydia from 560 until his defeat by the Persians in 547 BC. He was known for his wealth and his extravagant gifts preserved at Delphi. With this incredible amount of wealth, Greek and Persian cultures use the name of Croesus as a synonym for a wealthy man. When Vonnegut refers to Billy Pilgrim as "rich as Croesus", he is referencing to how Billy has become a wealthy man.
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