Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 8.4% more expensive than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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