Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Arizona
  4. United States
  5. New Jersey
  6. Comparison
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New Jersey is 28.1% more expensive than Arizona.

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Arizona, you would:
local_dining

pay 9.3% more for restaurants

  Arizona help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.97 $15.98 +14.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.68 $8.48 +10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85 $2.04 +10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.53 $1.56 +2.0%
Average +9.3%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 35.6% more for groceries

  Arizona help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.47 $3.13 +26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.02 $5.42 +8.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81 $3.63 +29.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.27 $2.60 +14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.15 $4.75 +14.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.54 $2.26 +47.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.72 $0.91 +27.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.40 $2.51 +79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.49 $2.12 +42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.00 $1.39 +38.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.95 $1.54 +62.7%
Average +35.6%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 30.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76 $2.56 -7.4%
Monthly public transit pass $60.39 $110.09 +82.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,253.69 $20,345.53 -12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.22 $22.51 +58.3%
Average +30.2%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 23.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $77.82 $67.21 -13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,059.86 $1,659.69 +56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $816.17 $1,352.76 +65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $137.03 $117.61 -14.2%
Average +23.6%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 71.5% more for childcare

  Arizona help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $720.53 $1,212.64 +68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,806.87 $15,393.75 +74.8%
Average +71.5%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.07 $5.29 +29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.41 $4.17 -5.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.30 $9.36 +12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.27 $46.71 +49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.39 $12.75 +22.7%
Average +21.9%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 4.7% more for clothing

  Arizona help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $40.14 $44.16 +10.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.25 $36.49 +3.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.25 $74.82 +0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $88.59 $92.53 +4.4%
Average +4.7%
Arizona vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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