Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 5.5% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.47
|
$19.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.92
|
$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
|
$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
|
$3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
|
$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$153.50
|
$63.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,455.20
|
$31,612.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
|
$20.06
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.73
|
$59.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,135.47
|
$1,310.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,746.67
|
$1,199.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.49
|
$138.89
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,594.12
|
$1,424.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,975.00
|
$34,388.64
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.49
|
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.70
|
$10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.62
|
$43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.25
|
$13.98
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
New Jersey
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.37
|
$53.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.76
|
$37.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.46
|
$80.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.78
|
$97.99
|
|
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