Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 61.2% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Iceland
- Groceries
-
pay 61.5% more in Iceland
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4% more in Iceland
- Housing
-
pay 27.4% more in Iceland
- Childcare
-
pay 38.4% less in Iceland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Iceland
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation in Iceland are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Iceland.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$19.40
ISK2,535
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$16.94
ISK2,214
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.81
ISK367
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$2.02
ISK264
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$2.95
ISK386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$7.27
ISK949
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$6.01
ISK785
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$5.42
ISK708
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$8.51
ISK1,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.22
ISK160
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.03
ISK134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.17
ISK153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.87
ISK245
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$1.23
ISK161
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.78
ISK103
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$8.36
ISK1,093
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.28
ISK9,315
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,660.66
ISK5,313,942
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$22.04
ISK2,880
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$72.17
ISK9,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,838.04
ISK240,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$1,497.77
ISK195,744
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$58.01
ISK7,582
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$258.16
ISK33,740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$5,993.99
ISK783,355
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$9.19
ISK1,201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.65
ISK607
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$11.76
ISK1,536
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$61.46
ISK8,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$14.35
ISK1,875
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$111.23
ISK14,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$59.69
ISK7,801
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$148.00
ISK19,342
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$184.49
ISK24,111
|
|
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