Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 20.2% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG26,348
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG35,358
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,426
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,721
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG5,121
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,787
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG24,080
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,400
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,335
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,608
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,598
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,990
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG5,120
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,362
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,188
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG28,146
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG203,987
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG119,332,142
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG71,395
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG131,420
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,728,320
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,096,529
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG229,714
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,043,731
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG24,410,393
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG8,159
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG13,276
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,499
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG206,026
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG38,247
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG405,933
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG252,943
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG569,462
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG407,973
|
$55.00
|
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