Trumbull vs. New York City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trumbull instead of New York City, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
New York City
Trumbull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $26.50
 
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.50
 
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.95
 
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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
New York City
Trumbull
Bread
1 loaf
$4.78
 
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Local cheese (8 oz) $9.47
 
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Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
 
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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
New York City
Trumbull
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.31
 
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Monthly public transit pass $140.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,458.00
 
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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
New York City
Trumbull
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.57
 
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $4,447.32
 
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $3,217.65
 
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
New York City
Trumbull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,379.10
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $60,882.67
 
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
New York City
Trumbull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.50
 
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Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.50
 
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$19.00
 
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
New York City
Trumbull
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.86
 
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.45
 
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.38
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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