Palau is 29.0% more expensive than Uruguay.

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

 
Uruguay
Palau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
UYU714.06
$12.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.31
UYU399.37
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
UYU76.62
$1.37
 

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Uruguay
Palau
Bread
1 loaf
$2.27
UYU97.18
$3.44
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.19
UYU265.66
$5.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
UYU166.03
$9.97
 

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

 
Uruguay
Palau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.05
UYU302.54
$6.75
 
Monthly public transit pass $45.52
UYU1,952.12
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
$17,500.00
 

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Uruguay
Palau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
$129.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $604.11
UYU25,908.55
$900.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $444.71
UYU19,072.25
$700.00
 

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pay 57.1% less for childcare

 
Uruguay
Palau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.39
UYU14,598.62
$200.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
$1,920.00
 

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uruguay
Palau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.27
UYU140.43
$1.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
UYU162.77
$4.08
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.87
UYU208.91
$11.25
 

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

 
Uruguay
Palau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
$62.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
$52.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
$147.50
 

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