Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 66.4% more expensive than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$3.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$98.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,254.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$17.13
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$67.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$1,826.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$1,523.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$121.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$1,283.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$15,027.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$8.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$52.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$11.65
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$48.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$86.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$125.84
|
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