Cost of living comparison
France is 56.0% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in France instead of Palau, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Palau
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Palau
|
France
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Palau
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Palau
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Palau
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Palau
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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