Cost of living comparison
United States is 74.2% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in United States instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
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Samoa
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United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$18.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$10.47
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$3.49
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.33
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$3.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.16
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.33
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,583.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.81
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$67.50
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,655.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,423.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.34
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,351.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$22,265.44
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.68
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.84
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.30
|
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pay 17.3% more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$50.38
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$40.66
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$85.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$111.08
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