Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 82.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 72.9% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
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pay 80.9% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD714
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD765
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD161
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD116
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD70
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD398
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD485
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD239
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD294
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD48
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD76
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD64
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD81
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD46
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD43
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD624
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,356
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD2,815,977
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD712
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,320
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD35,381
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD24,324
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD11,405
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 80.9% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD23,881
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD538,848
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD203
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD168
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD381
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,582
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD453
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,329
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,551
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD9,246
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD9,994
|
$55.00
|
|
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