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Palo Alto vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 61.8% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.0% more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Palo Alto

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

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Palo Alto vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.4% more for restaurants

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.29 CA$26.96	$25.00	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.87 CA$15.19	$13.00	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 CA$3.18	$3.13	+37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.56	$2.70	+47.3%
Average			+28.4%

Victoria vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 CA$4.15	$5.31	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CA$18.99	$8.16	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.23 CA$14.29	$6.38	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.11 CA$5.74	$5.84	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$6.46	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.50	$2.39	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.89	$0.90	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.50	$2.00	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 CA$2.60	$3.00	+61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$1.40	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 CA$1.82	$1.67	+27.7%
Average			+13.8%

Victoria vs. Palo Alto - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 CA$7.30	$5.86	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.62 CA$83.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$38,799.43	$36,998.00	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.27 CA$21.34	$20.39	+33.5%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.37 CA$85.78	$76.29	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,528.56 CA$2,136.39	$3,600.00	+135.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,299.70 CA$1,816.53	$3,148.75	+142.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.15 CA$110.62	$209.55	+164.8%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$894.25 CA$1,249.86	$2,942.94	+229.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,849.16 CA$31,935.13	$42,562.50	+86.3%
Average			+147.6%

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pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$7.84	$8.00	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.29 CA$6.00	$5.80	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.73 CA$20.59	$11.71	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.40 CA$59.26	$167.25	+294.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.52 CA$14.70	$17.00	+61.6%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Victoria	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.89 CA$73.92	$67.50	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.37 CA$62.01	$47.67	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 CA$125.90	$100.40	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.56 CA$150.33	$119.91	+11.5%
Average			+14.3%

Victoria vs. Palo Alto - Cost of clothing

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