Cost of living comparison

Palau

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 42.1% cheaper than Palau overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Romania
Groceries: pay 67.4% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Romania
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 93.1% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Romania

The cost of childcare and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Palau	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.50	$9.82 RON46.44	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$7.22 RON34.13	-27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37	$1.87 RON8.86	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07	$1.57 RON7.43	+47.3%
Average			-17.1%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.4% less for groceries

	Palau	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$1.10 RON5.19	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00	$3.76 RON17.78	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.97	$5.36 RON25.36	-46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.45	$2.91 RON13.77	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30	$2.69 RON12.72	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40	$0.51 RON2.42	-78.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.67 RON3.18	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.65 RON3.08	-74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$7.50	$0.89 RON4.19	-88.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$0.35 RON1.66	-83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.36 RON1.70	-76.0%
Average			-67.4%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Palau	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34	$6.55 RON30.98	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.38 RON110.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,500.00	$27,083.66 RON128K	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.64 RON31.43
Average			+15.1%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Palau	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$199.00	$8.56 RON40.50	-95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.00	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.00	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$107.14 RON506.84
Average			-54.8%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 93.1% more for childcare

	Palau	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19
Average			+93.1%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Palau	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$2.18 RON10.31	+45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08	$2.45 RON11.57	-40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$5.71 RON27.03	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.00	$38.73 RON183.19	-51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.13 RON33.75
Average			-33.5%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Palau	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00	$62.00 RON293.30	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00	$35.53 RON168.09	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$195.00	$77.18 RON365.11	-60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$195.00	$85.19 RON402.98	-56.3%
Average			-48.8%

Palau vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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