Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 4.2 times more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 7.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 5.3 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 7.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.0 times more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 23.9% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Iran, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,490
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,493
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,754
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,897
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,948
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,695
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,463
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,699
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,675
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,616
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,691
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,437
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,798
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,892
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,037
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,203
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,237
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,593,915
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,748
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,190
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,191,857
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,735,002
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,136
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,229
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,274,587
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,246
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,340
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,606
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,358
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,809
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,813
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,225,930
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,403,657
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,569
|
$55.00
|
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