Cost of living comparison
Palo Alto is 68.7% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Canada, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.73
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.77
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
$2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
$2.55
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.45
|
$5.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.48
|
$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.95
|
$5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.63
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.29
|
$4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.06
|
$4.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.93
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,490.66
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.12
|
$18.41
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.56
|
$67.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,722.36
|
$3,042.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,579.07
|
$2,848.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$165.03
|
$202.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,025.26
|
$2,158.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,833.99
|
$47,500.00
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.30
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.90
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.38
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.51
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$76.09
|
$51.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.81
|
$42.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.27
|
$83.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$143.02
|
$118.75
|
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