Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 21.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.88
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.04
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.53
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.44
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.70
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.43
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.65
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.51
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.85
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,232.68
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.35
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.80
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,438.69
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,310.49
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.45
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,582.91
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,810.42
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.73
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.49
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.29
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.49
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.96
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.92
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.60
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.02
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.30
|
$105.59
|
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