Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 6.5% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.44
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
|
$7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
|
$2.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
|
$5.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
|
$2.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
|
$1.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
|
$3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$2.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.13
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$2.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.96
|
$59.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,616.20
|
$22,077.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
|
$16.42
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.02
|
$64.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,037.38
|
$827.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.53
|
$645.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.83
|
$124.46
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$924.63
|
$898.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,615.57
|
$9,994.51
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
|
$3.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
|
$3.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$6.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.80
|
$30.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$10.61
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$42.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.42
|
$31.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.68
|
$72.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.27
|
$97.93
|
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