Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
$1.07
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
$1.50
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
?? | |
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
$195.00
|
|
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