East Timor vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$215
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.8
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$1332
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
4.85
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
14
🌐 English speaking %
9%
1%
🎓 Higher education
15
29
😀 Quality of life
36
28
🏙️ Population
1.4M
6.92M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($506) is 33% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($756). East Timor ranked 186th vs 140th for Nicaragua 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 0.2 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 139th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for East Timor and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$6.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$7.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4123
$6084

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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 Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$788
937K
Leon
$759
174K
Masaya
$817
140K
Chinandega
$791
122K
Granada
$706
105K
Esteli
$716
112K
Matagalpa
$665
133K
Jinotega
$503
99.4K
Juigalpa
$796
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$844
14.7K