Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.0% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Italy instead of Palau, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Palau
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Palau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.13
€18.14
|
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pay 43.9% less for housing
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.39
€8.91
|
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pay 23.1% less for clothing
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$115.43
€109.47
|
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