East Timor vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$232
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.4
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$1649
$1189
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
20
🌐 English speaking %
9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
10
20
😀 Quality of life
37
19
🏙️ Population
1.24M
9.5M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($520) is 22% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($667). East Timor ranked 183rd vs 151st for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 125th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for East Timor and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3326
$12534

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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 Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$672
863K
Khujand
$658
199K
Qurghonteppa
$659
127K
Istaravshan
$667
64.3K
Konibodom
$663
54.4K
Buston
$671
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$655
46.7K
Panjakent
$664
33K
Ghafurov
$666
18.4K
Istiklol
$660
14.2K