Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.3 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
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Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.56
€2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.91
€1.84
|
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pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$4.62
€4.44
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.41
€1.35
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$5.44
€5.22
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$25,186.43
€24,175.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$26.79
€25.72
|
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pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$30.37
€29.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$1,093.20
€1,049.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$955.66
€917.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$67.53
€64.82
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$660.21
€633.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
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pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$2.50
€2.40
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$5.95
€5.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$47.16
€45.27
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$91.77
€88.09
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$35.73
€34.29
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$101.82
€97.73
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