Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 35.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 37.2% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$5.00	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$8.00	+23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.67	+175.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$2.83	+331.2%
Average			+52.3%

Ethiopia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.2% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.48	+108.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$1.00	-72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$8.80	+115.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.70	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$4.31	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.51	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.83	+179.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.13	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.06	+243.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.55	+151.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.53	+8.5%
Average			+37.2%

Ethiopia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.34	+51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$30.00	+42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$18,000.00	-67.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$32.70	+827.7%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$828.75	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$753.75	+91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$114.71	-26.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$1,500.00	+999.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$16,000.00	-47.0%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.50	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$4.12	+348.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$3.00	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$50.00	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.00	+60.0%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$60.00	+81.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$30.00	-57.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$80.00	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$60.00	-27.5%
Average			-13.3%

Ethiopia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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