Cost of Living Comparison

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Pennsylvania is 12.9% cheaper than Massachusetts.

If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Massachusetts, you would:

pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.27	$14.17	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18	$7.53	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$1.97	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72	$1.51	-12.5%
Average			-11.1%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95	$2.58	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.36	$5.53	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.50	$3.79	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79	$2.16	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.19	$4.00	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31	$2.20	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.67	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.47	$2.45	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.37	$2.08	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57	$1.53	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.64	+3.6%
Average			-7.7%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.60	$2.63	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.43	$77.17	+23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,564.73	$22,567.68	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.95	$17.46	-2.7%
Average			+4.5%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.00	$71.65	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,588.25	$1,037.78	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,353.63	$859.99	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85	$148.69	+4.1%
Average			-18.2%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of housing

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,305.88	$892.95	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,350.93	$13,013.17	-39.1%
Average			-35.4%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.33	$3.81	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.49	$3.96	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.30	$8.00	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.84	$32.70	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.87	$11.51	-10.5%
Average			-21.2%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.17	$42.46	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.97	$35.80	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.34	$77.71	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17	$94.98	-10.5%
Average			-0.9%

Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of clothing

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