Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 68.3% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.2% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 39.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 81.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 63.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
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pay 2.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 17.9% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,159
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA455
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA374
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,533
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA5,829
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,300
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA955
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA274
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA343
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA423
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA533
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,208
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA17,738,708
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA8,771
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 63.7% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA29,117
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA490,004
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA175,745
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA81,820
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA119,901
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,790,296
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,433
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA45,525
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA44,347
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA31,207
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA44,314
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA67,341
|
$55.00
|
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