Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 78.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 28.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 89.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.9% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
|
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