East Timor vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$2090
🏠 One person rent
$227
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.5
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$516
💸 GDP per capita
$1343
$6691
😃 Human freedom index
7.34
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
33
🌐 English speaking %
9%
1%
🎓 Higher education
12
46
😀 Quality of life
33
48
🏙️ Population
1.4M
3.52M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($519) is 40% less expensive than in Mongolia ($870). East Timor ranked 186th vs 117th for Mongolia 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 0.6 months in Mongolia. Ranked 145th and 99th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for East Timor and Mongolia 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 Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.55
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.1
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3264
$6621

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$520
222K
Maliana
$512
15.8K
Baucau
$513
15K
Ainaro
$513
5.45K

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$870
1.4M
Bulgan
$838
12.3K