Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 30.0% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 64.6% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 88.5% more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 41.1% less in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.00	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$8.00	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.67	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$2.83	+379.9%
Average			+35.4%

Mongolia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.48	+148.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$1.00	-83.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$8.80	+60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.70	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.31	+94.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.51	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.83	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.13	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.06	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.55	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.53	+10.1%
Average			+2.2%

Mongolia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$5.34	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$30.00	+80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$18,000.00	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$32.70	+572.5%
Average			+33.8%

Mongolia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.6% more for housing

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$828.75	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$753.75	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$114.71	+110.9%
Average			+64.6%

Mongolia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of housing

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pay 88.5% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$1,500.00	+83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$16,000.00	+93.6%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.50	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.12	+70.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$3.00	+78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$50.00	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$6.00	+44.0%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 41.1% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$60.00	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$30.00	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$80.00	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$60.00	-68.0%
Average			-41.1%

Mongolia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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