Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.3 times more expensive than Cameroon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 48.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 5.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,578
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,502
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA767
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA312
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA224
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA5,460
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,241
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA992
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,744
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA908
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA445
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA433
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA312
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA500
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA377
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,454
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA9,099
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA14,372,918
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,169
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA53,584
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA198,121
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA147,730
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA38,908
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA191,364
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,482,864
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA637
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA889
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,062
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA15,671
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA4,550
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA23,264
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA29,067
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA53,854
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA61,541
|
$55.00
|
|
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