Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.4 times more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in United States instead of Palau, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
Palau
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Palau
|
United States
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Palau
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$31,583.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.81
|
|
pay 46.5% more for housing
Palau
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$67.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,655.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,423.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.34
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Palau
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$1,351.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.30
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Palau
|
United States
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$50.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$40.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$85.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$111.08
|
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