East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$232
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.4
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$396
💸 GDP per capita
$1649
$914
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
22
🌐 English speaking %
9%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
10
1
😀 Quality of life
37
14
🏙️ Population
1.24M
1.86M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($520) is 41% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($888). East Timor ranked 183rd vs 103rd for Guinea-Bissau 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 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 125th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for East Timor and Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
12.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$7.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3326
$2978

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$521
222K
Maliana
$511
15.8K
Baucau
$511
15K
Ainaro
$512
5.45K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$889
492K
Bafata
$866
29.6K