East Timor vs Eswatini - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Eswatini
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$223
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.8
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$326
💸 GDP per capita
$1332
$3910
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
5.19
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
23
🌐 English speaking %
9%
48.2%
🎓 Higher education
15
28
😀 Quality of life
35
33
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.24M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($521) is 8% less expensive than in Eswatini ($568). East Timor ranked 187th vs 175th for Eswatini in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in East Timor compared to 0.6 months in Eswatini. Ranked 143rd and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Eswatini

We calculate prices for East Timor and Eswatini as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

East Timor Eswatini
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
10.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$4.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$5186

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$522
222K
Maliana
$514
15.8K
Baucau
$512
15K
Ainaro
$513
5.45K

In Eswatini

City Cost of living Population
Manzini
$511
111K
Mbabane
$652
76.2K