Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 11.3% more expensive than Ohio.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.53
|
$14.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
|
$8.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
|
$2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$6.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.49
|
$4.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
|
$5.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$4.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.11
|
$77.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,855.59
|
$22,766.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
|
$17.87
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.31
|
$70.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,029.52
|
$1,211.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$689.93
|
$969.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.23
|
$134.01
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$931.75
|
$952.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.01
|
$12,616.25
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.30
|
$4.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
|
$3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.25
|
$8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.41
|
$32.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Ohio
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.97
|
$42.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
|
$34.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
|
$75.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.80
|
$114.45
|
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