Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Palau, you would:
pay 92.6% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.58
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$278.03
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.88
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$91.67
|
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