Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 8.8% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.4% less in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
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pay 2.8% less in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 36.6% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.3% less in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 31.2% less in Timor-Leste
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$101.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,000.00
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
|
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