Utah is 1.2% cheaper than North Carolina.

If you lived in Utah instead of North Carolina, you would:

pay 4.2% less for restaurants

 
North Carolina
Utah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.15
 
$13.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.24
 
$9.44
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$1.96
 

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

 
North Carolina
Utah
Bread
1 loaf
$3.04
 
$2.99
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.41
 
$5.41
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$3.26
 

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

 
North Carolina
Utah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
 
$4.00
 
Monthly public transit pass $52.45
 
$82.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,513.75
 
$24,068.06
 

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pay 6.2% less for housing

 
North Carolina
Utah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.74
 
$63.61
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,481.44
 
$1,360.74
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,208.87
 
$1,174.67
 

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

 
North Carolina
Utah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,073.46
 
$779.34
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,256.56
 
$14,138.38
 

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
North Carolina
Utah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
 
$5.31
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
 
$5.02
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
 
$7.46
 

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

 
North Carolina
Utah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.84
 
$47.77
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.91
 
$39.89
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.67
 
$77.23
 

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