Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 3.4 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 6.2 times more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 18.7 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 83.7% more in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR609.55	$5.00	+127.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	$8.00	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.17	$1.67	+385.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.84	$2.83	+1211.2%
Average			+153.7%

Pakistan vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.79	$2.48	+288.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.06	$1.00	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR861.18	$8.80	+183.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.26	$2.70	+134.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.17	$4.31	+255.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.93	$1.51	+203.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.05	$0.83	+191.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.50	$1.13	+209.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.99	$1.06	+337.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.93	$0.55	+293.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.11	$0.53	+198.4%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	$5.34	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	$30.00	+185.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$18,000.00	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	$32.70	+461.5%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	$828.75	+546.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	$753.75	+946.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	$114.71	+44.2%
Average			+524.5%

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pay 18.7 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	$1,500.00	+3737.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR486K	$16,000.00	+810.8%
Average			+1769.4%

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pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.08	$2.50	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR482.70	$4.12	+136.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR535.64	$3.00	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	$50.00	+212.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,207.56	$6.00	+37.6%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 83.7% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	$60.00	+284.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	$30.00	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	$80.00	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	$60.00	+90.5%
Average			+83.7%

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