Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 64.0% more expensive than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Timor-Leste
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Luxembourg
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$20.22
€18.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
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pay 21.3% more for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$29.95
€27.54
|
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pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$44.65
€41.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$12.72
€11.70
|
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pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$96.33
€88.58
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