Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.21
฿74.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.98
฿202.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.69
฿23.34
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.37
฿12.63
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.31
฿44.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.71
฿329.22
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.63
฿224.88
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.60
฿54.39
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
฿36.02
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
฿42.83
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
฿20.10
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
฿27.62
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
฿19.04
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
฿19.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
฿15.60
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.56
฿120.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.43
฿964.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.32
฿248.37
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.36
฿792.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.15
฿73.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.93
฿65.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
฿135.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.96
฿202.13
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.59
฿901.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.24
฿2,518.30
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