Cost of living comparison
Albany is 15.2% cheaper than Hartford.
If you lived in Albany instead of Hartford, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$11.34
A$17.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.34
A$3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
|
$4.45
A$6.73
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.47
A$2.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$4.92
A$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.95
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.18
|
?? |
pay 57.1% less for housing
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.09
|
$20.02
A$30.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,925.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.71
|
$73.71
A$111.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
?? |
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
|
$4.34
A$6.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.54
|
$2.80
A$4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$21.35
A$32.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.67
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hartford
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$153.65
|
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