Cost of Living Comparison

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United States is 1.6% more expensive than Pennsylvania.

If you lived in United States instead of Pennsylvania, you would:

pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Pennsylvania	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.17	$14.02	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53	$7.68	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$1.89	-4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51	$1.53	+1.3%
Average			-0.4%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Pennsylvania	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58	$2.69	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53	$5.53	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.79	$3.20	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16	$2.34	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.00	$4.12	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20	$2.11	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.77	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.93	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08	$1.97	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53	$1.30	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.29	-21.7%
Average			-4.8%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Pennsylvania	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$2.62	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.17	$63.87	-17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,567.68	$23,180.29	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.46	$17.33	-0.7%
Average			-4.0%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3% more for housing

	Pennsylvania	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.65	$67.35	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,037.78	$1,222.86	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$859.99	$1,029.07	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.69	$127.79	-14.1%
Average			+4.3%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 8.0% more for childcare

	Pennsylvania	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$892.95	$886.13	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,013.17	$15,193.33	+16.8%
Average			+8.0%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Pennsylvania	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.81	$4.50	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.96	$4.17	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$7.76	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.70	$39.15	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.51	$11.52	+0.1%
Average			+8.1%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Pennsylvania	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46	$43.40	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80	$36.02	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.71	$75.12	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98	$95.18	+0.2%
Average			-0.1%

Pennsylvania vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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