Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,718
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡865
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡754
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡938
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,080
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,233
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,963
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡926
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡331
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡630
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡484
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡463
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,798
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,092
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,708
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡407,752
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡261,657
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡183,762
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,444
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,466
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,037
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,597
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,835
|
?? |
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