Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 28.0% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 53.3% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 39.0% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 21.4% less in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 3.8 times more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.3% less in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 27.1% less in Portugal
The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Portugal are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Portugal. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Palau, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.25
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.96
€34.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$31,047.67
€28,548.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.80
€9.93
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$900.66
€828.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$732.72
€673.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.05
€83.72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$455.47
€418.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$10,051.70
€9,242.52
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.85
€7.22
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$77.92
€71.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$80.24
€73.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$93.85
€86.30
|
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