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United States

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Argentina

Rosario vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Rosario is 73.4% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Rosario
Groceries: pay 62.2% less in Rosario
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Rosario
Housing: pay 91.3% less in Rosario
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Rosario
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% less in Rosario
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Rosario

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Rosario.

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Rosario vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-41.1%
Average			-43.3%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.2% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Bread 1 loaf	$5.31	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	-69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	-60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	-63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.47 ARS712.54	-76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.43 ARS654.02	-69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.30 ARS454.37	-82.0%
Average			-62.2%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$28,000.00 ARS42M	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-52.9%
Average			-30.3%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.3% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.29	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$250.31 ARS380K	-93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$202.54 ARS307K	-93.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.55	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	-78.1%
Average			-91.3%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of housing

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,942.94	$464.87 ARS706K	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,562.50	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-79.1%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$167.25	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	-82.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	-71.8%
Average			-68.4%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Palo Alto	Rosario
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$90.00 ARS137K	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.67	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.40	$115.94 ARS176K	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.91	$138.37 ARS210K	+15.4%
Average			+22.3%

Palo Alto vs. Rosario - Cost of clothing

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