Cost of living comparison
compared to
Luxembourg vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
Luxembourg is 85.9% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Luxembourg
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Luxembourg
- Transportation
-
pay 48.0% more in Luxembourg
- Housing
-
pay 93.8% more in Luxembourg
- Childcare
-
pay 9.6% less in Luxembourg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Luxembourg
- Clothing
-
pay 68.8% more in Luxembourg
The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$21.02
€17.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$14.60
€12.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$3.35
€2.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
|
$3.34
€2.84
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
|
$3.56
€3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
$11.01
€9.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$5.99
€5.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$4.79
€4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$9.00
€7.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.44
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.98
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.51
€1.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.94
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.32
€1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.38
€1.18
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of groceries
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$6.87
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,039.69
€29,854.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$39.32
€33.50
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of transportation
pay 93.8% more for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.65
€52.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$2,112.86
€1,800.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$866.67
|
$1,975.30
€1,682.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$190.21
€162.06
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of housing
pay 9.6% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,574.70
€1,341.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$14,470.09
€12,328.61
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of childcare
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
|
$5.31
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$4.63
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$7.01
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$38.93
€33.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
|
$15.77
€13.43
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$88.28
€75.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$43.70
€37.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$116.21
€99.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$142.30
€121.24
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Luxembourg - Cost of clothing
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