Cost of living comparison
Palau is 35.4% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Palau instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$12.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.50
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
?? | |
pay 36.2% more for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$129.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
?? | |
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Palau
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$62.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$147.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$195.00
|
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