Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.7 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.77
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.35
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$2.91
€2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$8.18
€7.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$5.99
€5.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$4.47
€4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$6.34
€5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$6.58
€6.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$41.80
€39.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$27,753.31
€26,236.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$18.01
€17.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$36.56
€34.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$1,107.49
€1,046.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$808.26
€764.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$244.03
€230.70
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$273.73
€258.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$15,621.84
€14,768.23
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$4.21
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$6.75
€6.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$45.46
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Palikir
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$104.52
€98.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$43.69
€41.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$95.42
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$123.09
€116.36
|
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