Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Palau
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Nepal
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Palau
|
Nepal
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Palau
|
Nepal
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Palau
|
Nepal
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Palau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Nepal
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Palau
|
Nepal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
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