Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 27.0% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 47.3% less in Namibia
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$8.82 NAD145.17	+76.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$5.59 NAD92.05	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.84 NAD13.75	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$0.73 NAD11.99	-74.3%
Average			-7.2%

Timor-Leste vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.07 NAD17.57	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$4.52 NAD74.42	+352.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$6.75 NAD111.16	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$2.40 NAD39.55	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.90 NAD47.68	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.19 NAD19.52	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.83 NAD13.69
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.84 NAD13.75	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.88 NAD14.45	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.00 NAD16.41	+80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$1.08 NAD17.85	+104.9%
Average			+4.2%

Timor-Leste vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$5.02 NAD82.67	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$39.08 NAD643.38	+30.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$8.03 NAD132.14	-75.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 47.3% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$50.44 NAD830.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	-34.9%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-86.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-66.7%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$1.66 NAD27.33	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$2.07 NAD34.09	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$3.31 NAD54.44	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$39.58 NAD651.63	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$5.41 NAD89.08	-9.8%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$60.50 NAD996.00	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$34.63 NAD570.13	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	+39.0%
Average			+16.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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