Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 23.3% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 9.2% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+165.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-35.4%
Average			+57.9%

Timor-Leste vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$3.78 NZ$6.69	+278.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+114.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+25.8%
Average			+29.0%

Timor-Leste vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+178.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-47.4%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$49.30 NZ$87.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-16.6%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+5.9%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+127.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+658.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+71.2%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$33.63 NZ$59.46	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+90.8%
Average			+26.7%

Timor-Leste vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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