Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 4.3 times more expensive than Nepal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 10.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 5.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR217.46
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR927.43
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR57.44
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.77
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR64.23
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR443.33
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR388.65
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR207.35
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR195.38
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR136.36
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR55.75
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR65.75
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.89
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.58
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR36.07
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR669.31
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,202.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,266,523.07
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,259.67
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,286.09
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,596.17
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,293.12
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,866.03
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR7,134.67
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR392,701.19
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR305.05
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR216.63
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR401.75
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,299.24
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR408.94
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,954.53
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,735.62
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,573.79
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,226.76
|
$55.00
|
|
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