Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 8.2% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Alabama instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$17.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$10.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$5.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$4.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$3.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$31,381.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$15.29
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$1,140.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$858.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$150.08
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$1,051.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$17,122.65
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$4.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$6.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$35.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$11.38
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$47.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$40.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$80.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$125.72
|
|
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