Cost of living comparison
compared to
Palau vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary
Palau is 31.0% more expensive than Niger overall.
Palau vs. Niger Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Palau instead of Niger, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
F CFA3,737
|
$13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
F CFA5,481
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
F CFA835
|
$1.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA561
|
$1.07
|
|
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
F CFA316
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
F CFA5,282
|
$9.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,262
|
$6.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
F CFA1,582
|
$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
F CFA904
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA422
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA753
|
$2.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA437
|
$7.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA377
|
$2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
F CFA181
|
$1.50
|
|
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of groceries
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
F CFA2,087
|
$7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,484.30
F CFA12M
|
$17,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.16
F CFA1,844
|
?? | |
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of transportation
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
$199.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$938.86
F CFA548K
|
$725.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.11
F CFA299K
|
$525.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.54
F CFA76,211
|
?? | |
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of housing
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,024.21
F CFA598K
|
$250.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,267.56
F CFA2M
|
?? | |
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of childcare
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
F CFA747
|
$1.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
F CFA1,827
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.97
F CFA43,186
|
$80.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
?? | |
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 79.2% more for clothing
|
Niger
|
Palau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.28
F CFA39,864
|
$85.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.21
F CFA29,898
|
$195.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.28
F CFA39,864
|
$195.00
|
|
Niger vs. Palau - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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