Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 84.9% more expensive than South Africa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.0% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 60.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.3% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in South Africa. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR160.11
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR85.13
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.03
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.22
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.68
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR65.58
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR74.92
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.74
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.19
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.08
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.02
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.46
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.86
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR89.02
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR933.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR367,748.90
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR152.56
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR738.24
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,826.73
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,823.72
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,434.72
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,107.14
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR71,978.94
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR37.62
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.60
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR51.83
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR526.44
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR118.15
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR851.49
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR572.10
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,613.00
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,452.01
|
$55.00
|
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