Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.5% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.19
|
$17.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
|
$9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$5.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.84
|
$4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.80
|
$77.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,555.83
|
$31,837.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.49
|
$66.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,150.42
|
$1,337.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,048.32
|
$1,055.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,180.79
|
$1,229.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,406.29
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.47
|
$4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.35
|
$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$9.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$44.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.40
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Minnesota
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$51.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.18
|
$37.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
|
$87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
|
$112.76
|
|
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