East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$224
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$2389
$776
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
22
🌐 English speaking %
9%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
10
1
😀 Quality of life
38
26
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.86M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($513) is 36% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). East Timor ranked 172nd vs 110th 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 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 125th and 157th 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
$3.45
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.72%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3479
$2747

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$514
222K
Maliana
$505
15.8K
Baucau
$506
15K
Ainaro
$506
5.45K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K