Cost of living comparison

 Tonga
compared to
 Palau
Palau vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Palau is 2.8 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.5% less in Palau
Groceries
pay 92.0% more in Palau
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Palau
Housing
pay 2.8% more in Palau
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Palau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.8% more in Palau
Clothing
pay 7.9 times more in Palau

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Palau are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, clothing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Palau.

Palau vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palau instead of Tonga, you would:

pay 16.5% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Palau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$12.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$1.37
 

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pay 92.0% more for groceries

 
Tonga
Palau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$3.44
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$5.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$9.97
 

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Tonga
Palau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$6.75
 
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$17,500.00
 

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pay 2.8% more for housing

 
Tonga
Palau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$129.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $900.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $700.00
 

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Palau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$200.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$1,920.00
 

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Palau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$1.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
$4.08
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$11.25
 

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pay 7.9 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Palau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$62.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$52.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$147.50
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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