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| Food | Price in $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 12 eggs dozen, large |
12.50 USD | |||
 1 beer pint in local shops, markets |
7 USD | |||
 1 kg of tomatoes |
8.50 USD | |||
 Full chicken 2kg |
38.75 USD | |||
 1litre 100% fruit juice |
8.50 USD | |||
 1 package of cigarettes imported brands |
25 USD | |||
 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples |
7.50 USD | |||
 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality |
48.95 USD | |||
| 2.5 liters of Coca-Cola |
0.95 USD | |||
 1 Bread loaf standard |
9.50 USD | |||
 Whole fat Yogurt. 500ml |
12 USD | |||
 1x6 pack Dardanelle tuna |
18.50 USD | |||
| Heinz baked beans 1 tin |
8 USD | |||
 1.5 kg Sugar |
10 USD | |||
| 2 liter cooking oil |
20 USD | |||
 Yum-yum noodles per pack |
2.00 USD | |||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes |
5.50 USD | |||
 1 liter milk |
8.50 USD | |||
 Fast food restaurant large serving/ take away |
25 USD | |||
| Housing | ||||
 Utilities per month (water, electricity, gas) for 2 people in flat |
165 USD | |||
 Wi-Fi monthly fee 8 Mbps (1 month) |
145 USD | |||
 Laundry detergent (bleach, sunlight liquid, washing surf… altogether) |
58.50 USD | |||
 House Cleaning fee per day |
105 USD | |||
 Large Gas heater price range upwards. |
200 USD | |||
 Original branded Electric Fans |
200 USD | |||
 Original branded Electric kettle. |
120 USD | |||
 40 inches Beko flat screen HD TV set |
2000 USD | |||
 Single bed Blankets |
120 USD | |||
| Personal Care | ||||
 Avon for women and men cologne |
100 USD | |||
 Ladies hair plaiting. |
60 USD | |||
 Ladies Sanitaryware (Pads and Tampoons) |
18 USD | |||
 Men's haircut |
40 USD | |||
 Ibuprofen, Panadol, Grandpa Pain killers box of 12 dosses |
24.50 USD | |||
 Mobile package local network providers’ talk-time, data and messages |
65 USD | |||
 1 month of gym subscription. |
105 USD | |||
 Earphones original (Samsung. iPhone) |
90 USD | |||
| Unisex Loris perfume |
30 USD | |||
 Gadgets maintenance and repairs (cellphone, laptops, tablets...) starting price. |
100 USD | |||
| Smart phones (Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC, IPhone) price range upwards |
1000 USD | |||
 Laptops (Samsung, Lenovo, Hp, Monster, Dell etc.) price range upwards |
3000 USD | |||
| Entertainment | ||||
 Boat cruise with refreshments and finger snacks |
120 USD | |||
 Go carting 30mins |
120 USD | |||
 Movie House 3d cinema |
30 USD | |||
 Summer Festivals (jet, bumper cars, lucky deep ...(per ticket) |
15 USD | |||
 Photo shoot |
120 USD | |||
 Cappuccino / expresso/ coffee |
12.50 USD | |||
 3 course dinner local restaurant two people |
96.50 USD | |||
 3 course dinner classy, exotic restaurant two people |
150 USD | |||
 Play station 4 console without games. |
2000 USD | |||
 Spalding Basketball |
200 USD | |||
 Original branded Racket and Wilson’s tennis balls |
500 USD | |||
| Transportation | ||||
 Taxi fare on average 5-10km |
45 USD | |||
 Public transport per trip one way maximum fare |
30 USD | |||
 1 liter petrol/diesel |
6.50 USD | |||
| 1 day rent a car cost |
140 USD | |||
 Driver’s license |
2300 USD | |||
| Clothes | ||||
 1 pair of jeans (Denim or similar) |
150 USD | |||
 1 pair of men’s formal shoes |
215 USD | |||
 1 pair original sport/casual shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) |
280 USD | |||
 1 classy summer dress (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) |
135.79 USD | |||
 Ladies formal shoes original and durable |
120 USD | |||
 Back-pack, gym bag (Nike, Adidas, New balance) |
150 USD | |||
The cost of living in Timor-Leste is 23.21% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account)
Accommodation
A 1 bedroom Apartment in City Centre in Timor Leste costs about $1 012.50, and an Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of the city center costs $881.25. Several rental accommodations in Macau come fully furnished with beds, a couch, television, TV stand, dining tables and chairs, coffee table, wardrobe, and washing machine.
Transport
Transport costs in Timor Leste are generally cheap. The prices for local transportation or cab are as follows: One Litre of gasoline costs $1.04, a One-way ticket for local transport costs about $0.25 and a Regular monthly pass costs about $60.00. Timor Leste is well served by both public and private transportation services.
Rental Cars- there are several rental agencies in Timor Leste, mostly local ones. Renting a car gives you convenience on the road. 4x4 vehicles cost around $85-120 per day to rent and motorcycles cost $25-35.
Urban Buses- vividly painted buses provide transport daily on the main routes from Dili to Maliana, Suai, and via Baucau to Viqueque and Lospalos. Scheduled trip times vary depending on the number of stops and road conditions on a particular day.
Most public buses leave early in the morning once they have filled up with passengers. Dili’s bus departure points are located in the following places: Becora for the eastern districts, Taibessi for central and southern districts, and Tasi Tolu for western district buses.
more isolated locations are covered by smaller microlets which are mini-buses, bemos which are vans, and anggunas trucks carrying passengers and luggage at the back and in some cases ojeks which are motorcycle taxis that take pillion passengers.
On Atauro Island they use a tuk-tuk which is an auto-rickshaw, for travel between Beloi and Vila-Maumeta.
Taxis- there are lots of taxis in operation in Dili, but the operation is primarily limited to daylight hours. City fares vary between $2-5 depending on the distance you intend to travel. These can be flagged from the roadside or ask your accommodation to organize. I traveling by yellow taxis, fares need to be negotiated before travel. In contrast, the blue taxis use taxi meters and are available in the evenings and early mornings if rung.
Bills and Utilities:
The prices of Utilities have risen in recent years. Utility prices in Timor Leste are as follows: Basic utilities (Water, heating, garbage, and electricity) costs $125.00, Cable/DSL internet connection (unlimited data and speed of 60Mbps) costs $55.00, and Local one-minute prepaid calls cost $0.10.
