Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Israel

Israel vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 83.3% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Israel
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Israel
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Israel
Housing: pay 67.6% more in Israel
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Israel
Clothing: pay 90.2% more in Israel

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Israel are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$23.87 ₪73.86	+377.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$18.77 ₪58.08	+134.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$3.33 ₪10.30	+99.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$2.70 ₪8.36	-4.7%
Average			+190.4%

Timor-Leste vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$3.02 ₪9.36	+22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$8.49 ₪26.29	+749.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$9.09 ₪28.12	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.78 ₪14.78	+76.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$6.33 ₪19.58	+46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.96 ₪6.05	+29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.48 ₪4.59	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.06 ₪3.29	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.28 ₪3.96	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.82 ₪2.54	+48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.73 ₪2.26	+38.0%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$9.73 ₪30.13	+82.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$86.98 ₪269.17	+189.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$56,575.39 ₪175K	+214.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$15.75 ₪48.75	-51.8%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 67.6% more for housing

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$42.16 ₪130.46
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$1,456.98 ₪4,508.92	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$1,143.34 ₪3,538.28	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$221.23 ₪684.64	+92.9%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$1,259.48 ₪3,897.70	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$26,132.54 ₪80,872.36	+63.3%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$9.32 ₪28.83	+272.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$4.84 ₪14.98	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$13.45 ₪41.61	+348.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$81.16 ₪251.17	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$14.27 ₪44.16	+137.9%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$83.52 ₪258.46	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$65.14 ₪201.60	+117.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$134.03 ₪414.78	+67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$154.97 ₪479.59	+158.3%
Average			+90.2%

Timor-Leste vs. Israel - Cost of clothing

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