East Timor vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

East Timor Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1272
$1110
🏠 One person rent
$232
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$28
$19.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$191
💸 GDP per capita
$2358
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
7.27
6.33
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
36
🌐 English speaking %
9%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
11
56
😀 Quality of life
38
47
🏙️ Population
1.3M
21.4M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($523) is 18% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($443). East Timor ranked 178th vs 187th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 131st and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for East Timor and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.28%
17.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$1586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$742
$1326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$2.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$11.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$2.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$32.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4071
$912

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Cities Comparison in East Timor vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$524
222K
Maliana
$517
15.8K
Baucau
$516
15K
Ainaro
$517
5.45K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$526
753K
Trincomalee
$415
99.1K
Beruwala
$364
165K
Galle
$281
93.1K
Kandy
$360
120K
Negombo
$372
142K
Gampaha
$389
191K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$419
116K
Anuradhapura
$489
63.2K
Matara
$417
68.2K