Palau vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2424
🏠 One person rent
$588
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1089
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$646
$730
💸 GDP per capita
$12922
$9538
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
36
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
55%
🎓 Higher education
1
82
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
21.7K
7.02M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1162) is 19% more expensive than in Serbia ($977). Palau ranked 55th vs 82nd for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palau compared to 0.7 months in Serbia. Ranked 87th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Palau and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$5.01
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$789
$700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$3203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1169
$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.39
$8.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.42
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.1
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6814
$6355

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City Cost of living Population
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$1160
299
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In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1172
1.38M
Novi Sad
$967
380K
Nis
$702
183K
Pristina
$691
199K
Kragujevac
$733
151K
Subotica
$737
106K
Valjevo
$585
90.3K
Cacak
$681
71.9K
Mitrovica
$664
71.6K
Novi Pazar
$704
66.5K