Cost of Living Comparison

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North Carolina is 12.9% cheaper than Jersey.

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Jersey, you would:

pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Jersey	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.98 £20.07	$14.18	-45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.12 £6.27	$7.21	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 £1.60	$1.79	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 £1.46	$1.43	-24.4%
Average			-23.6%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Jersey	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.66	$2.59	+20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.05 £2.36	$4.91	+60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 £4.71	$2.88	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 £2.93	$2.22	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 £3.13	$3.64	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 £1.73	$2.16	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 £1.14	$0.72	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 £2.05	$2.39	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.05	$2.10	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 £1.15	$1.35	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.55	$1.42	+100.3%
Average			+5.3%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Jersey	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.84 £4.51	$2.30	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.24 £51.18	$53.38	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,782.73 £16,057.15	$24,068.94	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.38 £18.06	$15.21	-34.9%
Average			-24.8%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Jersey	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.85 £41.61	$61.77	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,716.43 £1,326.15	$983.94	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,512.31 £1,168.44	$836.64	-44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.75 £118.79	$124.52	-19.0%
Average			-22.9%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Jersey	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,905.08 £1,471.91	$800.97	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,360.55 £5,686.91	$15,003.94	+103.8%
Average			+22.9%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of childcare

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 £4.27	$4.29	-22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 £2.71	$4.05	+15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.34 £9.53	$6.21	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.65 £49.18	$34.22	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.99 £10.04	$10.57	-18.6%
Average			-24.2%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.0% less for clothing

	Jersey	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.91 £80.29	$39.57	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 £42.65	$37.75	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.81 £63.98	$72.38	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 £61.47	$90.77	+14.1%
Average			-23.0%

Jersey vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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