Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 19.1% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Sweden
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 61.0% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$14.04 SEK137.94	+180.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$10.77 SEK105.79	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.49 SEK24.47	+49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$2.07 SEK20.32	-27.0%
Average			+78.1%

Timor-Leste vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$2.82 SEK27.72	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$5.72 SEK56.24	+472.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$6.07 SEK59.65	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.23 SEK41.59	+56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$5.25 SEK51.60	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.36 SEK13.33	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.14 SEK11.25	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.29 SEK12.72	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.93 SEK18.98	+82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.76 SEK7.47	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.73 SEK7.16	+37.8%
Average			+40.4%

Timor-Leste vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.65 SEK65.30	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$77.78 SEK764.26	+159.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$31,975.58 SEK314K	+77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$22.74 SEK223.44	-30.5%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$38.16 SEK374.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$97.70 SEK959.99	-14.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	-54.1%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$7.36 SEK72.34	+194.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$4.45 SEK43.70	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$7.55 SEK74.14	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$41.12 SEK404.10	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$15.58 SEK153.10	+159.7%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 61.0% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$91.37 SEK897.86	+52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$44.99 SEK442.04	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$95.04 SEK933.85	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	+147.9%
Average			+61.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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