Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 6.4% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Estonia
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Estonia
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 58.2% more in Estonia

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

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Estonia vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$14.56 €12.96	+191.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$10.34 €9.20	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.57 €2.29	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$2.32 €2.06	-18.2%
Average			+81.1%

Timor-Leste vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.41 €1.25	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$5.39 €4.80	+438.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$4.14 €3.69	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$2.81 €2.50	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.93 €3.50	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.91 €0.81	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.65 €0.58	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.08 €0.96	-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.24 €1.10	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.37 €0.33	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.39 €0.35	-26.5%
Average			-9.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$7.27 €6.47	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$26.37 €23.47	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$12.52 €11.14	-61.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$31.76 €28.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$512.18 €455.86	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$387.48 €344.88	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$221.29 €196.96	+92.9%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$324.72 €289.02	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	-35.0%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$5.67 €5.04	+126.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$4.06 €3.61	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$6.56 €5.84	+118.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$45.01 €40.06	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$9.62 €8.56	+60.4%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 58.2% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$97.14 €86.46	+61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$49.85 €44.37	+66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$94.67 €84.26	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$118.18 €105.19	+97.0%
Average			+58.2%

Timor-Leste vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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