Italy vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 38.0% more expensive than Palau overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.0% more in Italy
Groceries
pay 40.3% less in Italy
Transportation
pay 34.1% more in Italy
Housing
pay 43.9% less in Italy
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.3% more in Italy
Clothing
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.

Italy vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Palau, you would:

pay 34.0% more for restaurants

 
Palau
Italy
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

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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

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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

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pay 43.9% less for housing

 
Palau
Italy
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

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Palau
Italy
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

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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

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

 
Palau
Italy
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

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