Cost of living comparison
Palikir is 4.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Palikir instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Palikir
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.63
|
$1.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.24
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.77
|
$2.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.79
|
$2.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$0.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.25
|
$2.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.04
|
$2.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.87
|
$1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.26
|
$11.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.80
|
$34.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,426.70
|
$3,995.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.14
|
$19.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.81
|
$265.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,054.55
|
$700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€769.62
|
$600.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€232.37
|
$30.59
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€260.64
|
$115.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,875.11
|
$1,685.00
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$1.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.43
|
$18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.29
|
$41.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.25
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Palikir
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€99.52
|
$20.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.61
|
$25.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.86
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€117.20
|
$55.00
|
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