Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 10.2% more expensive than Indiana.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Indiana, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
|
$17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
|
$10.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.35
|
$5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
|
$3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
|
$4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$3.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.50
|
$60.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,924.78
|
$32,489.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.73
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.07
|
$1,572.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$990.37
|
$1,313.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.29
|
$126.22
|
|
pay 17.3% more for childcare
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,192.33
|
$1,363.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,669.53
|
$23,664.79
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.12
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.01
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.35
|
$7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.97
|
$49.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.98
|
$12.84
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Indiana
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.98
|
$47.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.42
|
$93.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.91
|
$103.94
|
|
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