Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.4 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Apia instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
?? | |
pay 59.2% more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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