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Palo Alto vs. Herning Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 85.4% more expensive than Herning.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Palo Alto

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Palo Alto are more expensive than in Herning. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Palo Alto. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Palo Alto.

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Palo Alto vs. Herning Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Herning	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.60 DKK117.08	$25.00	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.48 DKK89.68	$13.00	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.49 DKK29.89	$3.13	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.75 DKK24.91	$2.70	-27.9%
Average			+7.9%

Herning vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Herning	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$4.12 DKK27.40	$5.31	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 DKK26.14	$8.16	+107.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 DKK48.99	$6.38	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38 DKK35.81	$5.84	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 DKK36.91	$6.46	+16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK10.13	$2.39	+56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.22	$0.90	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.02	$2.00	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 DKK17.20	$3.00	+16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 DKK5.42	$1.40	+71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 DKK5.42	$1.67	+104.2%
Average			+25.6%

Herning vs. Palo Alto - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Herning	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.13 DKK54.05	$5.86	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,184.55 DKK334K	$36,998.00	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.03 DKK126.54	$20.39	+7.2%
Average			-23.3%

Herning vs. Palo Alto - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Herning	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.42 DKK248.91	$76.29	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$749.33 DKK4,983.97	$3,600.00	+380.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.32 DKK3,487.38	$3,148.75	+500.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.83 DKK923.39	$209.55	+50.9%
Average			+323.0%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Herning	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$554.29 DKK3,686.66	$2,942.94	+430.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,307.58 DKK48,604.17	$42,562.50	+482.4%
Average			+456.1%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Herning	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.24 DKK54.80	$8.00	-2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 DKK37.36	$5.80	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 DKK62.77	$11.71	+24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.20 DKK274.01	$167.25	+306.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.22 DKK134.51	$17.00	-15.9%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Herning	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.37 DKK647.66	$67.50	-30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.20 DKK274.01	$47.67	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.48 DKK854.58	$100.40	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.30 DKK1,046.22	$119.91	-23.8%
Average			-16.9%

Herning vs. Palo Alto - Cost of clothing

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