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Palo Alto vs. Dubrovnik Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 4.0 times more expensive than Dubrovnik.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 17.7 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.2% more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Palo Alto

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

Palo Alto vs. Dubrovnik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 HRK134.25	$30.00	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 HRK92.06	$12.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.70 HRK30.86	$3.30	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.69 HRK30.82	$2.44	-48.1%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 HRK8.44	$5.06	+294.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 HRK34.52	$11.39	+116.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 HRK27.59	$5.85	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 HRK28.54	$6.26	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 HRK29.58	$6.63	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 HRK5.05	$3.22	+319.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.70	$1.18	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.22	$2.37	+197.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 HRK6.61	$3.01	+198.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 HRK2.78	$1.94	+357.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 HRK2.87	$2.19	+401.5%
Average			+189.2%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.66 HRK43.77	$4.84	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 HRK375.91	$90.00	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK253K	$36,753.89	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.72 HRK96.66	$19.06	+29.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.45 HRK180.28	$68.78	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.92 HRK7,927.28	$3,600.00	+198.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.53 HRK5,625.82	$3,148.75	+267.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.99 HRK945.76	$179.63	+24.8%
Average			+160.3%

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pay 17.7 times more for childcare

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$93.44 HRK613.73	$2,823.00	+2921.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 HRK53,700.96	$42,000.00	+413.7%
Average			+1667.4%

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pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 HRK53.70	$8.00	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.30 HRK28.24	$5.83	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 HRK36.48	$11.50	+107.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.03 HRK473.08	$206.33	+186.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.47 HRK55.62	$16.00	+88.9%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Dubrovnik	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.92 HRK498.65	$67.50	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.20 HRK191.79	$46.00	+57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.08 HRK460.29	$88.89	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 HRK537.01	$125.00	+52.9%
Average			+31.5%

Dubrovnik vs. Palo Alto - Cost of clothing

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