East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$215
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$1332
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
21
🌐 English speaking %
9%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
15
1
😀 Quality of life
36
18
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.2M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($506) is 41% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). East Timor ranked 186th vs 122nd 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 0.3 months in East Timor compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 139th and 179th 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
$3.42
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4123
$2318

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$507
222K
Maliana
$499
15.8K
Baucau
$501
15K
Ainaro
$500
5.45K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K