Scottsdale vs. Hoboken Cost of Living Summary

Scottsdale vs. Hoboken Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Scottsdale instead of Hoboken, you would:

pay 14.6% more for restaurants

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
 
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$13.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$2.91
 

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Bread
1 loaf
$4.41
 
$4.16
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.98
 
$6.76
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.87
 
$3.72
 

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$4.44
 
Monthly public transit pass $100.50
 
$43.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,458.00
 
$36,293.00
 

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pay 28.6% less for housing

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.75
 
$74.09
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $3,925.00
 
$2,427.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,710.00
 
$1,567.50
 

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,764.67
 
$1,214.72
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $33,652.50
 
$20,000.00
 

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.00
 
$5.26
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.00
 
$10.69
 

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

 
Hoboken
Scottsdale
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.17
 
$55.15
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.48
 
$43.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.67
 
$98.18
 

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