Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.3% more expensive than Wisconsin.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Wisconsin, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.65
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.27
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,745.67
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.98
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,136.47
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$954.17
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.99
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,248.22
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,317.27
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.69
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Wisconsin
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.68
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.35
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.68
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.81
|
$105.59
|
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