Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.50
₡763
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
₡548
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.39
₡6,787
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.83
₡32,869
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.18
₡3,639
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Palau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.50
₡39,292
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