Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 17.2% more expensive than West Virginia.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of West Virginia, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
|
$9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
|
$5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.91
|
$3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.14
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.80
|
$56.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,097.50
|
$20,857.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.57
|
$17.05
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.84
|
$80.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.02
|
$1,228.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$751.50
|
$1,147.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.88
|
$130.76
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,092.00
|
$1,264.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,500.00
|
$13,757.33
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.16
|
$9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
|
$69.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
|
$12.32
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
West Virginia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.88
|
$40.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
|
$33.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.95
|
$79.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.72
|
$112.90
|
|
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