Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ohio vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
Ohio is 37.7% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.6% more in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 72.6% more in Ohio
- Transportation
-
pay 35.4% less in Ohio
- Housing
-
pay 12.2% more in Ohio
- Childcare
-
pay 18.7% more in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 98.0% more in Ohio
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% more in Ohio
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and housing in Ohio are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ohio.
Ohio vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ohio instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$2.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
|
$1.82
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of restaurants
pay 72.6% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
|
$2.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
$5.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$5.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.35
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of groceries
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$3.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$80.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,984.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$16.53
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of transportation
pay 12.2% more for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$63.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$1,058.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$866.67
|
$885.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$161.07
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of housing
pay 18.7% more for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,153.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$18,995.51
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of childcare
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
|
$4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$4.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$36.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
|
$11.49
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$47.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$40.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$79.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$92.65
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Ohio - Cost of clothing
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