East Timor vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1249
$2185
🏠 One person rent
$221
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$884
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$380
$168
💸 GDP per capita
$2358
$1028
😃 Human freedom index
7.27
5.42
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
65
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
38
🌐 English speaking %
9%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
11
61
😀 Quality of life
38
15
🏙️ Population
1.3M
105M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($507) is 37% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($805). East Timor ranked 177th vs 106th 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 126th and 182nd 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
$3.34
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
15.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$1809
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$816
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.3
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$74.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3692
$3564

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$508
222K
Maliana
$501
15.8K
Baucau
$502
15K
Ainaro
$501
5.45K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$849
3.04M
Gondar
$820
324K
Awasa
$769
300K
Mekelle
$739
324K
Bahir Dar
$820
243K
Jimma
$801
178K
Dire Dawa
$640
277K
Dessie
$757
188K
Jijiga
$636
159K
Harar
$613
129K