Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 93.6% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 37.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 24.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.0% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 1.6% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,101
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,089
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,957
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,519
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,715
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,319
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,663
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,733
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,848
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,142
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,071
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,740
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,930
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,058
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,794
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,774
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,645
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,221,112
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,062
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,616
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,530,005
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,532,522
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,274,812
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,311,173
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,009,475
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,959
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,074
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,657
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,560
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,384
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,702,730
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,174
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,412,895
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,046
|
$55.00
|
|
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