East Timor vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$227
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1046
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.5
$54.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$197
💸 GDP per capita
$1343
$1011
😃 Human freedom index
7.34
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
37
🌐 English speaking %
9%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
11
59
😀 Quality of life
35
17
🏙️ Population
1.24M
129M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($519) is 56% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1179). East Timor ranked 186th vs 67th for Ethiopia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in East Timor compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 138th and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for East Timor and Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$904
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$119
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
17.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$2356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$1626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$5.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$192
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.9
$88.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3384
$30220

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$520
222K
Maliana
$511
15.8K
Baucau
$512
15K
Ainaro
$511
5.45K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1255
5.7M
Mekelle
$808
324K
Gondar
$986
324K
Awasa
$1012
300K
Dire Dawa
$1139
277K
Bahir Dar
$846
243K
Jimma
$811
178K
Dessie
$1015
188K
Harar
$1131
157K
Jijiga
$1134
126K