Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 64.7% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.9% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$5.00	+84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$8.00	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.67	+113.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$2.83	+407.0%
Average			+77.2%

Rwanda vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$2.48	+136.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$1.00	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$8.80	+178.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.70	+65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$4.31	+106.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.51	+38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.83	+135.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.13	+64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.06	+121.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.55	+145.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.53	+56.7%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.34	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$30.00	+18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$18,000.00	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$32.70	+72.4%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$828.75	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$753.75	+82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$114.71	+78.3%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$1,500.00	+1228.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$16,000.00	+68.2%
Average			+372.8%

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pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.50	+146.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$4.12	+70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$3.00	+47.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$50.00	+87.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$6.00	+77.1%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$60.00	+245.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$30.00	+92.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$80.00	+259.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$60.00	+77.1%
Average			+155.1%

Rwanda vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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