Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 4.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 10.5 times more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 27.3 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.9% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.58	$5.00	+223.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.96	$8.00	+72.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.99	$1.67	+378.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.27	$2.83	+1812.5%
Average			+222.6%

Bangladesh vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.98	$2.48	+385.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.80	$1.00	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT336.02	$8.80	+223.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.46	$2.70	+137.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.93	$4.31	+285.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.26	$1.51	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.59	$0.83	+115.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.49	$1.13	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.00	$1.06	+272.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.81	$0.55	+305.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.08	$0.53	+109.9%
Average			+112.7%

Bangladesh vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.90	$5.34	+29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,751.83	$30.00	+111.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$18,000.00	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.51	$32.70	+730.5%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 10.5 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,640.59	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,969.25	$828.75	+831.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,087.34	$753.75	+1426.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,612.28	$114.71	+441.5%
Average			+952.9%

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pay 27.3 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,355.61	$1,500.00	+5412.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$16,000.00	+1253.3%
Average			+2631.2%

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.69	$2.50	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT207.14	$4.12	+145.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.36	$3.00	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,617.77	$50.00	+281.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.81	$6.00	+63.0%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.14	$60.00	+257.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,211.53	$30.00	+67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,348.27	$80.00	+126.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,734.16	$60.00	+98.1%
Average			+127.7%

Bangladesh vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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