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Timor-Leste

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 7.6% more expensive than Dili.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 89.8% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 1.5% less in St. George's
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in St. George's. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

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St. George's vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Dili, you would:

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pay 18.3% more for restaurants

	Dili	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.33 EC$22.50	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.94 EC$5.25	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.94 EC$5.25	-31.4%
Average			+18.3%

Dili vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.8% more for groceries

	Dili	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$2.38 EC$6.44	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$6.93 EC$18.74	+593.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$15.41 EC$41.64	+75.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.26 EC$11.50	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$4.26 EC$11.50	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$6.11 EC$16.50	+303.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.11 EC$3.00	+33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.74 EC$2.00	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$2.59 EC$7.00	+144.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.30 EC$3.50	+134.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$1.67 EC$4.50	+214.6%
Average			+89.8%

Dili vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Dili	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$5.28 EC$14.26	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$64.35 EC$173.91	+114.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	??
Average			+38.9%

Dili vs. St. George's - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Dili	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$50.94 EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$192.10 EC$519.15	+67.5%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	Dili	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$55.50 EC$150.00	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-79.2%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dili	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.78 EC$7.50	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$4.38 EC$11.83	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+85.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Dili	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$35.15 EC$95.00	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$44.40 EC$120.00	+48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$50.57 EC$136.67	-36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$87.57 EC$236.67	+46.0%
Average			-5.4%

Dili vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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