Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 6.9% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Texas, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Texas
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$105.59
|
|
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