Cost of living comparison

 Timor-Leste
compared to
 Guam
Guam vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Guam is 69.5% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants
pay 76.0% more in Guam
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Guam
Transportation
pay 1.2% less in Guam
Housing
pay 81.6% more in Guam
Childcare
pay 60.2% more in Guam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Guam
Clothing
pay 37.2% more in Guam

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Guam are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Guam.

Guam vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guam instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

pay 76.0% more for restaurants

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$18.60
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$9.94
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$2.02
 

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$5.30
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$9.01
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$12.14
 

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$5.64
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 81.6% more for housing

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$90.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$1,671.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$1,519.50
 

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pay 60.2% more for childcare

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$485.83
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$21,000.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$5.24
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$4.91
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$8.38
 

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pay 37.2% more for clothing

 
Timor-Leste
Guam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$65.60
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$57.80
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$92.41
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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