Cost of living comparison
compared to
Argentina vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary
Argentina is 28.2% cheaper than Palau overall.
Argentina vs. Palau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Argentina instead of Palau, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.50
|
$14.88
ARS22,847.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.57
ARS19,302.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.00
ARS3,065.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.66
ARS2,549.61
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.14
ARS3,285.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.25
ARS8,054.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.93
ARS7,572.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.45
|
$2.57
ARS3,939.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.38
ARS5,186.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.07
ARS1,648.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.95
ARS1,451.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.62
ARS945.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.10
ARS1,693.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.46
ARS708.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.43
ARS653.42
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
|
$4.55
ARS6,981.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.12
ARS41,650.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$26,569.33
ARS41M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.09
ARS15,489.31
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of transportation
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$199.00
|
$25.92
ARS39,795.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$725.00
|
$568.71
ARS873K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
|
$366.42
ARS563K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$85.62
ARS131K
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of housing
pay 15.0% more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.00
|
$287.55
ARS442K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,737.30
ARS9M
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of childcare
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.92
ARS6,014.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.46
ARS5,307.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.00
|
$3.51
ARS5,383.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.00
|
$35.09
ARS53,873.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.61
ARS11,679.84
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
$103.07
ARS158K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.00
|
$74.35
ARS114K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.00
|
$118.50
ARS182K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$114.48
ARS176K
|
|
Palau vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing
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