Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

France

France vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

France is 29.0% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in France
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in France
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in France
Housing: pay 2.2% less in France
Childcare: pay 30.3% less in France
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in France
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in France

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

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France vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$17.55 €15.62	+251.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$12.68 €11.29	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$3.10 €2.76	+86.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.94 €1.73	-31.4%
Average			+111.8%

Timor-Leste vs. France - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	France
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.96 €1.74	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$9.38 €8.35	+838.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$5.01 €4.46	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.05 €3.60	+50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$5.80 €5.16	+34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.38 €1.23	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.06 €0.94	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.28 €1.14	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.60 €1.43	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.93 €0.83	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$1.01 €0.90	+91.2%
Average			+43.7%

Timor-Leste vs. France - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	France
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$8.00 €7.12	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$53.34 €47.48	+77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$20.80 €18.51	-36.4%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	France
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$31.99 €28.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$816.57 €726.77	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$649.54 €578.12	-13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$153.65 €136.76	+34.0%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$901.10 €802.01	-39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$12,924.68 €11,503.43	-19.2%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$7.05 €6.28	+182.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$3.64 €3.24	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$13.52 €12.03	+350.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$38.05 €33.86	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$12.82 €11.41	+113.7%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	France
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$93.79 €83.48	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$44.21 €39.34	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$102.75 €91.45	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$129.67 €115.41	+116.1%
Average			+59.0%

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