Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 16.0% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 24.3% more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$10.46 MX$193.35	+109.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$9.03 MX$166.91	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.43 MX$26.47	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.04 MX$19.32	-63.1%
Average			+29.6%

Timor-Leste vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$2.72 MX$50.21	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$4.30 MX$79.55	+330.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$6.19 MX$114.55	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$2.55 MX$47.12	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.66 MX$67.67	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.30 MX$23.98	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.70 MX$12.93	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.94 MX$17.44	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.84 MX$15.45	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.90 MX$16.67	+62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.91 MX$16.80	+71.6%
Average			+12.1%

Timor-Leste vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$5.55 MX$102.60	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$30.03 MX$555.39	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$21,794.64 MX$403K	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$20.12 MX$372.17	-38.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$30.02 MX$555.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$49.08 MX$907.55	-57.2%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-83.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-64.3%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.63 MX$48.58	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$3.45 MX$63.89	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$4.64 MX$85.88	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$39.21 MX$725.11	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$5.46 MX$100.90	-9.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 24.3% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$42.67 MX$789.09	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+51.3%
Average			+24.3%

Timor-Leste vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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