Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.0% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 25.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY253.13
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY253.17
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY43.01
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY15.50
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY37.19
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY182.08
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY115.44
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY51.22
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY87.83
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.55
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY31.97
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY15.24
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY18.67
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.08
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.79
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY161.15
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY705.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,641,791.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY230.51
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY414.17
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY16,220.83
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,326.16
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,628.73
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,967.41
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY252,496.86
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY93.13
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY96.02
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY70.00
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,331.12
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY186.85
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,565.67
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,492.53
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,237.46
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,724.97
|
$55.00
|
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