Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 3.8 times more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 33.2% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 3.2 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 4.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 10.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.2% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,510
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,659
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS461
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,116
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,379
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,258
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,522
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS984
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS750
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS342
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,349
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,245
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,276,323
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,235
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,450
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,167
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,181
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,740
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,457
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS423,073
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,094
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,849
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,605
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,169
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,751
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,084
|
$55.00
|
|
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