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United States

Palo Alto vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 3.3 times more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 94.2% more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 67.6% more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 11.5 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Palo Alto

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Palo Alto are more expensive than in Batumi. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Palo Alto.

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Palo Alto vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Batumi, you would:

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pay 94.2% more for restaurants

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.65 GEL30.17	$25.00	+114.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.26 GEL29.17	$13.00	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$3.13	+217.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.49	$2.70	+368.5%
Average			+94.2%

Batumi vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$5.31	+628.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.80	$8.16	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.81	$6.38	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.02	$5.84	+115.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.16	$6.46	+133.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$2.39	+248.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 GEL2.36	$0.90	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.57	$2.00	+229.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.55	$3.00	+204.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.09	$1.40	+232.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.72	$1.67	+500.7%
Average			+157.5%

Batumi vs. Palo Alto - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.6% more for transportation

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.38	$5.86	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	$36,998.00	+132.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.70	$20.39	+216.3%
Average			+67.6%

Batumi vs. Palo Alto - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.74	$76.29	+373.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.91 GEL1,312.89	$3,600.00	+610.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.30 GEL972.03	$3,148.75	+739.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL157.77	$209.55	+244.0%
Average			+567.3%

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pay 11.5 times more for childcare

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL773.37	$2,942.94	+885.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	$42,562.50	+1235.5%
Average			+1047.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL4.78	$8.00	+333.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 GEL9.47	$5.80	+58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 GEL8.15	$11.71	+272.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 GEL152.99	$167.25	+183.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.99 GEL18.10	$17.00	+143.2%
Average			+171.7%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Batumi	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.34	$67.50	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.25	$47.67	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.74 GEL348.99	$100.40	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL301.75	$119.91	+2.9%
Average			-9.6%

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