Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.0% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 34.0% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 40.3% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 34.1% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 43.9% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 3.7 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.3% more in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 23.1% less in Italy
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Italy are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Italy. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Palau, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Palau
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Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Palau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Palau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Palau
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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