Cost of living comparison
Palau is 80.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 86.7% more in Palau
- Groceries
-
pay 3.8 times more in Palau
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% more in Palau
- Housing
-
pay 26.9% more in Palau
- Childcare
-
pay 25.0% more in Palau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Palau
- Clothing
-
pay 24.5% more in Palau
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, and clothing in Palau are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Palau.
If you lived in Palau instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 86.7% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$1.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$5.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$9.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$5.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$2.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$7.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$17,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
?? | |
pay 26.9% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$129.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$900.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$700.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
?? | |
pay 25.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$200.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$1.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$11.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
?? | |
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$62.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$52.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$147.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$195.00
|
|
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