Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Timor-Leste is 68.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Timor-Leste
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Timor-Leste
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Timor-Leste
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Timor-Leste
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Timor-Leste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Timor-Leste
Clothing: pay 83.4% more in Timor-Leste

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.

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Timor-Leste vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$5.00	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$8.00	+48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.67	+128.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$2.83	+571.3%
Average			+27.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Timor-Leste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$2.48	+148.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$1.00	-81.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$8.80	+47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$2.70	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$4.31	+103.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$1.51	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.83	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.13	+11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$1.06	+80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.55	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.53	-26.3%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$5.34	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$30.00	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$18,000.00	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$32.70	+67.7%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$828.75	+193.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$753.75	+255.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$114.71	+105.5%
Average			+200.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$1,500.00	+352.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$16,000.00	+165.4%
Average			+246.4%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.50	+81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$4.12	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$3.00	+71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$50.00	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.00	-40.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 83.4% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Timor-Leste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$60.00	+169.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$30.00	+82.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$80.00	+88.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$60.00	+21.6%
Average			+83.4%

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