Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.4% more expensive than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Washington instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.44
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.26
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.07
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,042.78
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,848.75
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.46
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,158.33
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$47,500.00
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Palo Alto
|
Washington
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.98
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.19
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
|
$173.48
|
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