Palau vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1192
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2832
$1328
🏠 One person rent
$590
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1092
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$588
$414
💸 GDP per capita
$15899
$6276
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
24
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
1
51
😀 Quality of life
42
36
🏙️ Population
21.7K
6.81M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1192) is 116% more expensive than in Paraguay ($551). Palau ranked 55th vs 172nd for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Palau compared to 0.8 months in Paraguay. Ranked 106th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Palau and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Palau Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1088
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$789
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$35.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.36%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1240
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.97
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$6.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4493
$2854

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1192
299
Ngerulmud
$1192
271

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$635
462K
Ciudad del Este
$500
340K
Luque
$567
260K
San Lorenzo
$585
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
127K
Caaguazu
$405
127K
Encarnacion
$496
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$522
52.4K
Concepcion
$521
45.1K