East Timor vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

East Timor Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1272
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$232
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$28
$25.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$816
💸 GDP per capita
$2358
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
7.27
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
50
🌐 English speaking %
9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
11
1
😀 Quality of life
38
45
🏙️ Population
1.3M
108K

The average cost of living in East Timor ($523) is 42% less expensive than in Tonga ($900). East Timor ranked 178th vs 90th for Tonga 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 0.9 months in Tonga. Ranked 131st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Tonga

We calculate prices for East Timor and Tonga 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.28%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$742
$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.66
$7.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4071
$4403

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In East Timor

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

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$900
23.2K
Mua
$900
5K