Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.1 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 29.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 21.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.8% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 22.4% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB789.78
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB820.75
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.33
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.10
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB158.16
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB638.86
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB800.13
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.71
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB743.21
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB434.56
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.65
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.93
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.88
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.97
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.54
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB642.32
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,316.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,290,741.60
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB482.42
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,530.61
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,914.30
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,645.42
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,432.41
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,724.30
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,780,736.08
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.63
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.34
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB526.52
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,924.99
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB881.92
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,362.10
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,894.16
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,326.93
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,706.28
|
$55.00
|
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