Cost of living comparison
Palau is 23.2% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Palau instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.29
|
$12.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.86
|
$6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
?? | |
pay 16.8% more for housing
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.27
|
$129.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$973.61
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.71
|
?? | |
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$1.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
|
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.71
|
?? | |
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Mississippi
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.85
|
$62.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.71
|
$52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.14
|
$147.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.52
|
$195.00
|
|
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