Palau vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$587
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$1095
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$14565
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
46
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
1
73
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
21.7K
19.1M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1169) is 36% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Palau ranked 61st vs 111th for Romania 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 103rd and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs Romania

We calculate prices for Palau and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.1
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.3
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.28%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1006
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.68
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.1
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5947
$7610

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1168
299
Ngerulmud
$1169
271

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K