Cost of living comparison
Palau is 68.8% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Palau instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$17,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$129.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
?? | |
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$62.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$147.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$195.00
|
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