Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 8.6% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 8.5% more in Poland
Housing: pay 15.2% less in Poland
Childcare: pay 66.1% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Poland

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

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Poland vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$10.02 PLN38.91	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.33 PLN32.36	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.06 PLN7.99	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.69 PLN6.55	-40.4%
Average			+34.4%

Timor-Leste vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.26 PLN4.91	-49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$4.34 PLN16.87	+334.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$3.75 PLN14.56	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.32 PLN12.89	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.84 PLN11.04	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.51 PLN1.99	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.72 PLN2.79	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.77 PLN3.00	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.22 PLN4.76	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.38 PLN1.49	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.45 PLN1.76	-14.3%
Average			-18.6%

Timor-Leste vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.15 PLN23.90	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$30.85 PLN119.83	+2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+69.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$8.65 PLN33.58	-73.6%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 15.2% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$16.87 PLN65.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$213.80 PLN830.55	+86.4%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 66.1% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	-54.1%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$3.44 PLN13.36	+37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$3.38 PLN13.13	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$5.25 PLN20.38	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$36.23 PLN140.74	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$7.22 PLN28.04	+20.3%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$81.02 PLN314.75	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$36.65 PLN142.38	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$85.93 PLN333.81	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$95.22 PLN369.91	+58.7%
Average			+29.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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