Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 10.0% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$21.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.17
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$36.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$22,747.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$15.58
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$71.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$1,020.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$784.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$135.08
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$497.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$6,660.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
|
$4.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$4.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$11.29
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$39.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$32.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$73.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$82.00
|
|
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