Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 21.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$5.00	+124.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.00	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$1.67	+111.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$2.83	+511.6%
Average			+113.9%

Laos vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.48	+117.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$1.00	-92.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$8.80	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.70	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$4.31	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.51	+79.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.83	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.13	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.06	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.55	-16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.53	+8.5%
Average			+5.5%

Laos vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$5.34	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$30.00	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$18,000.00	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$32.70	+257.9%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$828.75	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$753.75	+19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$114.71	+74.3%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$1,500.00	+244.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$16,000.00	+60.3%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$2.50	+89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$4.12	+148.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$3.00	+68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$50.00	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$6.00	+80.9%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Laos	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$60.00	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$30.00	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$80.00	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$60.00	+30.4%
Average			-1.1%

Laos vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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