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Travel budget in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: calculate your travel budget

Timor-Leste: sample budgets by traveller type

These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Timor-Leste for 2 people.

* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).

Cost of living in Timor-Leste in 2025

Cost of living: Timor-Leste VS Belgium

On average, the cost of living in Timor-Leste in 2025 is 25% less than in Belgium.

The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices Belgium in in Belgium and Belgium by types of expenses:

Local prices in Timor-Leste by expense type

Timor-Leste: Restaurant budget

Lunch

$ 5.4/person
($ 5.4 to $ 11)

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76% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 24

3 course dinner

$ 28/person
($ 22 to $ 33)

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41% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 47

McDonald's meal

$ 8.6/person
($ 8.1 to $ 8.6)

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25% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 12

Local beer

$ 2.7 for 500ml
($ 2.2 to $ 5.4)

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48% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 5.2

Imported beer

$ 3 for 330ml
($ 2.4 to $ 3.2)

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32% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.3

Cappuccino

$ 4/cup
($ 1.8 to $ 5.4)

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2% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 4

Fizzy drink

$ 2.2/can
($ 2.2 to $ 2.2)

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31% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3.1

Water bottle

$ 1.7/bottle
($ 0.8 to $ 2.2)

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40% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.8

Timor-Leste: Supermarket food budget

Milk

$ 2.7/litre
($ 1 to $ 3.2)

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103% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1.3

Bread

$ 2.1/500g
($ 1 to $ 3.2)

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56% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 4.9

Rice

$ 2.2/kg
($ 1 to $ 6.5)

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9% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.4

Eggs

$ 2.9/12 eggs
($ 2.5 to $ 3.2)

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26% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 3.9

Chicken

$ 8.6/kg
($ 4.3 to $ 17)

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27% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 12

Apples

$ 4.3/kg
($ 2.2 to $ 5.4)

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54% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.8

Tomatoes

$ 2.4/kg
($ 1 to $ 3.2)

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17% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.9

Potatoes

$ 1.4/kg
($ 1 to $ 2.2)

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32% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.1

Water bottle

$ 1
($ 0.6 to $ 1.6)

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5% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1

Timor-Leste: Public and private transport budget

Bus ticket

$ 0.2/ticket
($ 0.2 to $ 5.4)

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90% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.9

Taxi (per km)

$ 4.3/km
($ 2.7 to $ 7.5)

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50% more than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 2.9

Petrol

$ 1.6/litre
($ 1.3 to $ 1.7)

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14% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 1.9

Taxi (initial pick-up charge)

$ 5.4
($ 3.2 to $ 5.4)

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6% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 5.8

Timor-Leste: Leisure activity budget

Cinema

$ 7/ticket
($ 5.4 to $ 8.6)

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52% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 15

Tennis

$ 15/hr
($ 5.4 to $ 11)

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31% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 22

Timor-Leste: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

Cigarettes

$ 3/pack
($ 2.2 to $ 3.8)

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74% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 12

Levi's jeans

$ 71
($ 44 to $ 81)

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33% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 105

Summer dress

$ 44
($ 33 to $ 55)

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6% less than in Belgium Average price in Belgium: $ 47

Plane ticket budget

Sydney → Dili

$ 922
(fair price: $ 848)

Melbourne → Dili

$ 927
(fair price: $ 849)

London → Dili

$ 1947
(fair price: $ 1622)

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