Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.1 times more expensive than Bolivia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 74.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
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pay 3.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
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pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 18.2% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.08
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.73
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.75
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.36
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,078.08
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.37
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.69
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.46
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.79
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.09
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,226.16
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,630.52
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.98
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.61
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.37
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.44
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.98
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.57
|
$55.00
|
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