Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 5.2% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$8.84 €7.87	+76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.92 €7.94	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.86 €1.66	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.41 €1.26	-50.2%
Average			+26.6%

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.40 €1.25	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$5.92 €5.27	+491.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$3.92 €3.49	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.72 €3.31	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.31 €2.94	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.83 €0.74	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.84 €0.75	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.03 €0.92	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.75 €1.56	+65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.61 €0.54	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.64 €0.57	+21.8%
Average			+5.4%

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.85 €6.10	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$29.63 €26.37	-1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$12.42 €11.06	-62.0%
Average			+10.1%

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$19.25 €17.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$608.23 €541.35	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$502.60 €447.34	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$194.53 €173.14	+69.6%
Average			-19.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$469.66 €418.02	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	-32.9%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.27 €2.02	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$2.69 €2.40	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$6.08 €5.41	+102.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$42.98 €38.25	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$8.85 €7.88	+47.5%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$68.85 €61.28	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$34.33 €30.56	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$79.79 €71.02	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$87.22 €77.63	+45.4%
Average			+17.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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