Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 20.0% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.1% less in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
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pay 20.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 72.2% more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
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pay 44.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
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pay 23.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
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pay 5.7% less in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Spain. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Spain, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
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Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.70
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.44
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.95
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.83
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.81
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.43
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.08
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.85
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€31.38
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€30,819.35
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.34
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€29.19
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€799.12
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€634.02
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€95.24
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€353.57
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,734.95
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.81
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.18
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.27
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.91
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Timor-Leste
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€69.52
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€29.42
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€71.41
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€83.71
|
$55.00
|
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