Cost of living comparison
Greece is 16.0% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2% more in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 47.4% less in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 53.5% less in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 27.9% more in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 22.5% less in Greece
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Greece are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Greece. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Palau, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$13.17
€12.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$4.02
€3.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$4.23
€4.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.55
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$28,316.80
€26,990.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.82
€13.17
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$32.82
€31.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$524.36
€499.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$392.21
€373.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.68
€167.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$413.12
€393.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,332.60
€6,035.94
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$4.40
€4.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.49
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$48.72
€46.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.82
€8.41
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$83.64
€79.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.83
€36.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$83.15
€79.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$93.42
€89.04
|
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