Cost of living comparison
Brooklyn is 14.4% more expensive than Jersey City.
If you lived in Brooklyn instead of Jersey City, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
|
$3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
|
$5.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$2.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$3.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.00
|
$127.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
|
$24,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
|
$16.23
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.38
|
$63.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,925.00
|
$2,783.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,460.00
|
$2,066.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.12
|
$107.79
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,766.67
|
$2,375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,000.00
|
$16,000.00
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
|
$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.25
|
$15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$72.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Jersey City
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.75
|
$61.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.80
|
$39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$82.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.00
|
$137.50
|
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