Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 45.1% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Timor-Leste

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Timor-Leste. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.

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Timor-Leste vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$5.00	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$8.00	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$1.67	+15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$2.83	+181.8%
Average			-23.3%

Bulgaria vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$2.48	+161.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$1.00	-78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$8.80	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$2.70	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$4.31	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$1.51	+116.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.83	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$1.13	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$1.06	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$0.55	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.53	+20.3%
Average			+12.2%

Bulgaria vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$5.34	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$30.00	+29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$18,000.00	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$32.70	+366.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$828.75	+134.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$753.75	+185.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$114.71	+38.5%
Average			+134.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$1,500.00	+290.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$16,000.00	+148.2%
Average			+211.2%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$2.50	+21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$4.12	+90.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$3.00	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$50.00	+58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$6.00	-16.6%
Average			+24.4%

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pay about the same for clothing

	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$60.00	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$30.00	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$80.00	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$60.00	-21.1%

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