Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Jordan

Jordan vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 42.6% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% less in Jordan
Groceries: pay 35.7% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Jordan
Housing: pay 66.8% less in Jordan
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Jordan

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

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Jordan vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.5% less for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$5.17 JOD3.670	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$6.58 JOD4.670	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.51 JOD0.360	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$0.42 JOD0.300	-85.3%
Average			-30.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Jordan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.7% less for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$0.52 JOD0.370	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$3.68 JOD2.610	+268.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$5.28 JOD3.740	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$1.99 JOD1.410	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.50 JOD1.770	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.84 JOD0.590	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.74 JOD0.520	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.61 JOD0.430	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.31 JOD0.220	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.41 JOD0.290	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.37 JOD0.270	-29.2%
Average			-35.7%

Timor-Leste vs. Jordan - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.05 JOD4.290	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$31.73 JOD22.500	+5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$26,328.16 JOD18,666.670	+46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$11.85 JOD8.400	-63.8%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$30.44 JOD21.580
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$281.36 JOD199.480	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$176.68 JOD125.260	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$90.08 JOD63.870	-21.5%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$262.69 JOD186.240	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$5,981.99 JOD4,241.230	-62.6%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$6.35 JOD4.500	+153.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$2.27 JOD1.610	-45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$3.69 JOD2.620	+23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$38.22 JOD27.100	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$10.34 JOD7.330	+72.4%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$42.94 JOD30.440	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$41.59 JOD29.480	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$83.86 JOD59.460	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$58.77 JOD41.670	-2.1%
Average			+0.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Jordan - Cost of clothing

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