Cost of living comparison

 Palau
compared to
 Portugal
Portugal vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

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
pay 3.8 times more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports
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.

Portugal vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Palau, you would:

pay 3.2% more for restaurants

 
Palau
Portugal
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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