Cost of living comparison
Palau is 84.0% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Palau
- Groceries
-
pay 99.6% more in Palau
- Transportation
-
pay 20.1% more in Palau
- Housing
-
pay 3.9 times more in Palau
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Palau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.2% more in Palau
- Clothing
-
pay 72.8% more in Palau
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Palau are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Palau.
If you lived in Palau instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$122.99
|
$12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$140.39
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$27.72
|
$1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$17.84
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$51.51
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$207.97
|
$5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$331.27
|
$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$74.06
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$93.85
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$51.81
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$23.36
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$32.06
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$37.04
|
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$35.32
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$27.98
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$104.97
|
$6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,107.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$980,334.09
|
$17,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$273.31
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$548.63
|
$129.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$11,313.50
|
$900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$7,893.82
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,579.11
|
?? | |
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$13,805.35
|
$200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$423,172.63
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$53.24
|
$1.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$75.75
|
$4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$116.88
|
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,009.42
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$271.54
|
?? | |
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$1,869.25
|
$62.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$822.03
|
$52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,226.16
|
$147.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,682.56
|
$195.00
|
|
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