East Timor vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$232
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.4
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$571
💸 GDP per capita
$1649
$14565
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
49
🌐 English speaking %
9%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
10
1
😀 Quality of life
37
42
🏙️ Population
1.24M
21.7K

The average cost of living in East Timor ($520) is 56% less expensive than in Palau ($1169). East Timor ranked 183rd vs 61st for Palau 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 0.5 months in Palau. Ranked 125th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Palau

We calculate prices for East Timor and Palau 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$22.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3326
$5947

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$521
222K
Maliana
$511
15.8K
Baucau
$511
15K
Ainaro
$512
5.45K

In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1168
299
Ngerulmud
$1169
271