Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. New Jersey
  4. United States
  5. Tennessee
  6. Comparison
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Tennessee is 18.8% cheaper than New Jersey.

If you lived in Tennessee instead of New Jersey, you would:
local_dining

pay 14.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.98 $13.83 -13.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.48 $7.36 -13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04 $1.67 -18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.56 $1.38 -11.4%
Average -14.0%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 21.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $3.13 $2.24 -28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.42 $4.83 -11.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.63 $3.02 -16.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.60 $1.83 -29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.75 $3.49 -26.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.26 $2.03 -10.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.91 $0.68 -25.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.51 $1.64 -34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.12 $1.72 -18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.39 $1.15 -17.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.54 $1.19 -22.6%
Average -21.9%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 25.3% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.56 $2.20 -14.1%
Monthly public transit pass $110.09 $41.25 -62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,345.53 $21,835.38 +7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $22.51 $15.35 -31.8%
Average -25.3%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 18.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.21 $68.82 +2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,659.69 $972.77 -41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,352.76 $823.22 -39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $117.61 $122.09 +3.8%
Average -18.6%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 27.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,212.64 $746.19 -38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,393.75 $12,822.13 -16.7%
Average -27.6%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.29 $3.90 -26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.17 $4.16 -0.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.36 $5.65 -39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $46.71 $30.30 -35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.75 $10.86 -14.8%
Average -23.2%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 1.0% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.16 $40.43 -8.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.49 $38.08 +4.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.82 $73.67 -1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $92.53 $94.08 +1.7%
Average -1.0%
New Jersey vs. Tennessee - Cost of clothing
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