Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 53.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 42.8% more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 98.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP448.52
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP407.38
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP60.55
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP45.14
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP94.62
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP204.57
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP271.12
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP105.41
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP138.08
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP66.87
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.90
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP60.31
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP41.12
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.87
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP56.15
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP289.23
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,498.26
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,629,093.99
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,428.77
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,249.17
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP38,910.03
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP22,168.85
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,095.88
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 98.1% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,631.95
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP277,964.21
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP162.70
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP126.29
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP264.94
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,915.22
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP347.58
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,876.76
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,905.34
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP5,038.87
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,498.39
|
$55.00
|
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