Palau vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$589
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$844
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$917
💸 GDP per capita
$15611
$18733
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
41
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
1
27
😀 Quality of life
52
50
🏙️ Population
17.7K
1.37M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1176) is 4% more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1128). Palau ranked 70th vs 79th for Trinidad and Tobago in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palau compared to 0.8 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 86th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Palau and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 5 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 Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$2
 Cappuccino
$5
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1087
$1217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$66.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.34%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1697
$3300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$1626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$8.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.44
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7895
$9176

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1176
299
Ngerulmud
$1175
271

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Chaguanas
$1097
83.5K
San Fernando
$1010
55.4K
Port of Spain
$1284
49K
Scarborough
$1136
17K
San Juan
$1232
13.8K