Cost of living comparison
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Puerto Rico vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 28.6% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
Puerto Rico vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 67.1% more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.35
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 79.9% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
|
$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
$5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.80
|
$7.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.54
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$4.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$37.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
|
$38,571.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.70
|
$14.50
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 23.3% more for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$66.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.75
|
$1,098.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$753.75
|
$722.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$228.66
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$700.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$10,819.51
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
|
$11.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$29.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$9.50
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.7% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$52.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$47.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$96.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$101.25
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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