Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 5.4 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR437.63
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR971.73
|
$7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.26
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.71
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.19
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR653.01
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR739.07
|
$7.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR304.53
|
$2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR341.74
|
$3.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.20
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.84
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.32
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.65
|
$1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.66
|
$0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.84
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,041.08
|
$4.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,883.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,650,753.56
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,101.36
|
$28.00
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,965.93
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,652.17
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,137.28
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,140.33
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,240.82
|
$333.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR280,761.83
|
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR511.20
|
$2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR421.45
|
$3.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR454.00
|
$2.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,995.89
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR964.08
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,816.66
|
$61.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,256.67
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,486.23
|
$73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,259.93
|
$61.67
|
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