Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 21.6% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 99.0% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 78.3% more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.66	$5.00	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.27	$8.00	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$1.67	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.02	$2.83	+149.2%
Average			-25.7%

Latvia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$2.48	+92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$1.00	-80.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.90	$8.80	+101.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.85	$2.70	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.10	$4.31	+23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.51	+77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.83	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.13	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.06	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.55	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.53	+26.6%
Average			+7.2%

Latvia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.34	$5.34	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.16	$30.00	-21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,603.15	$18,000.00	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.20	$32.70	+256.1%
Average			-13.8%

Latvia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.0% more for housing

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.65	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €318.47	$828.75	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €236.22	$753.75	+184.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.90	$114.71	-49.5%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 78.3% more for childcare

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €436.37	$1,500.00	+206.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,797.36	$16,000.00	+3.5%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$2.50	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.80	$4.12	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.45	$3.00	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.82	$50.00	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.90	$6.00	-39.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Latvia	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €59.16	$60.00	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.91	$30.00	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.43	$80.00	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.98	$60.00	-51.3%
Average			-23.2%

Latvia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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