Cost of living comparison
Palau is 8.2% more expensive than Anguilla overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.1% less in Palau
- Groceries
-
pay 65.0% more in Palau
- Transportation
-
pay 28.7% less in Palau
- Housing
-
pay 61.5% more in Palau
- Childcare
-
pay 28.8% more in Palau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.5% less in Palau
The cost of groceries, housing, and childcare in Palau are more expensive than in Anguilla. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Palau.
If you lived in Palau instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$5.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$9.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.50
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$17,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 61.5% more for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$129.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$900.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$700.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
?? | |
pay 28.8% more for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$200.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$147.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$195.00
|
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