Cost of living comparison
Bronx is 11.6% cheaper than Queens.
If you lived in Bronx instead of Queens, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$21.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.25
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$1.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
|
$2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.64
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
|
$3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$130.50
|
$132.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,000.00
|
$33,448.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
|
$16.42
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.18
|
$55.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,262.50
|
$1,891.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
|
$1,537.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.16
|
$94.55
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$2,191.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,500.00
|
$15,975.00
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
|
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.44
|
$13.84
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Queens
|
Bronx
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.92
|
$46.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.83
|
$32.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.25
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.56
|
$113.33
|
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