East Timor vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$3095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$6558
🏠 One person rent
$215
$1872
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$2826
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$889
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.8
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$4513
💸 GDP per capita
$1332
$86041
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.76
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
77
🌐 English speaking %
9%
98%
🎓 Higher education
15
81
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
1.4M
387K

The average cost of living in East Timor ($506) is 84% less expensive than in Iceland ($3095). East Timor ranked 186th vs 5th for Iceland 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 1.5 months in Iceland. Ranked 139th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Iceland

We calculate prices for East Timor and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 5 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 Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$27.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$97.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$12
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$2529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$81.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$7334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$6266
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$24.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$5.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$47.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$140
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$170
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4123
$30026

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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 Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$3205
139K
Kopavogur
$3092
40K
Hafnarfjorur
$3106
31.5K
Akureyri
$2921
20.1K
Keflavik
$2581
23.3K