Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Guam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Guam
|
Palau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Guam
|
Palau
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Guam
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Guam
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guam
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Palau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guam
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
?? |
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