Cost of living comparison

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Palikir is 63.9% more expensive than Quito.

If you lived in Palikir instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Palikir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$30.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$6.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$1.15
 

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

 
Quito
Palikir
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$2.20
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$2.20
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$0.79
 

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pay 93.4% more for transportation

 
Quito
Palikir
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$11.81
 
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$34.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$3,995.00
 

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Quito
Palikir
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$265.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$600.00
 

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

 
Quito
Palikir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$115.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$1,685.00
 

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Palikir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$3.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$18.00
 

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

 
Quito
Palikir
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$20.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$25.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$70.00
 

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