Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 12.0% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$3.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$3.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$3.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$52.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$25,513.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$15.96
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$1,481.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$1,208.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$126.18
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$1,073.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$18,256.56
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$7.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$38.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$11.82
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
New Jersey
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$42.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$37.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$75.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$108.53
|
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