Cost of living comparison
India is 60.6% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in India instead of Palau, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$2.48
₹208.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$3.94
₹330.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.39
₹32.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.17
₹14.33
|
|
pay 78.6% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.46
₹38.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$2.56
₹214.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$2.56
₹214.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$0.93
₹77.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$1.36
₹114.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.85
₹71.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.31
₹26.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.47
₹39.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.16
₹13.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.17
₹14.47
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$4.69
₹393.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹842.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,372.81
₹1,121,972.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.97
₹249.24
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
|
Palau
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$7.66
₹642.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$136.15
₹11,422.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$88.97
₹7,464.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$28.75
₹2,412.09
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Palau
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$58.47
₹4,905.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$1,644.63
₹137,983.28
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$1.84
₹154.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.59
₹133.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$3.63
₹304.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$16.08
₹1,349.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₹283.46
|
|
pay 67.9% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$23.53
₹1,973.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$24.73
₹2,074.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$41.02
₹3,441.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$30.71
₹2,576.78
|
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