Hoboken vs. Scottsdale Cost of Living Summary

Hoboken is 25.0% more expensive than Scottsdale.

Restaurants
pay 12.7% less in Hoboken
Groceries
pay 17.6% more in Hoboken
Transportation
pay 12.5% more in Hoboken
Housing
pay 40.1% more in Hoboken
Childcare
pay 95.7% more in Hoboken
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.6% more in Hoboken
Clothing
pay 20.5% more in Hoboken

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Hoboken are more expensive than in Scottsdale. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hoboken.

Hoboken vs. Scottsdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hoboken instead of Scottsdale, you would:

pay 12.7% less for restaurants

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$19.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.00
 
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.91
 
$2.00
 

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Bread
1 loaf
$4.16
 
$4.41
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.76
 
$6.98
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.72
 
$4.87
 

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.44
 
$3.74
 
Monthly public transit pass $43.00
 
$100.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,293.00
 
$35,458.00
 

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pay 40.1% more for housing

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.09
 
$81.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,427.50
 
$3,925.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,567.50
 
$2,710.00
 

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pay 95.7% more for childcare

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,214.72
 
$2,764.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,000.00
 
$33,652.50
 

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
 
$4.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.69
 
$12.00
 

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

 
Scottsdale
Hoboken
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.15
 
$78.17
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.74
 
$62.48
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.18
 
$86.67
 

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