Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 5.5% more expensive than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Timor-Leste

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

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Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 €7.87	$5.00	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.92 €7.94	$8.00	-10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.66	$1.67	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.26	$2.83	+100.7%
Average			-21.0%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.25	$2.48	+76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.92 €5.27	$1.00	-83.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 €3.49	$8.80	+124.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.31	$2.70	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.94	$4.31	+30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.51	+81.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$0.83	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.13	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$1.06	-39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.55	-9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.53	-17.9%
Average			-5.1%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.10	$5.34	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 €26.37	$30.00	+1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	$18,000.00	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 €11.06	$32.70	+163.2%
Average			-9.2%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 €17.14	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$608.23 €541.35	$828.75	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$502.60 €447.34	$753.75	+50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.53 €173.14	$114.71	-41.0%
Average			+24.3%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.66 €418.02	$1,500.00	+219.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	$16,000.00	+48.9%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 €2.02	$2.50	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$4.12	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.08 €5.41	$3.00	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.98 €38.25	$50.00	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.85 €7.88	$6.00	-32.2%
Average			-2.5%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Slovakia	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.85 €61.28	$60.00	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.33 €30.56	$30.00	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 €71.02	$80.00	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 €77.63	$60.00	-31.2%
Average			-14.9%

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of clothing

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