Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Fiji, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.92
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.25
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.52
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.39
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.45
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$5.00
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.75
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.34
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.46
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.93
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.32
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.63
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,500.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.90
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,116.32
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$665.02
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$416.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,559.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.39
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.65
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.68
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.41
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Fiji
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.91
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$138.29
|
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