Cost of Living in United States

Summary:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 $ 9.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 $ 40.00-105.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 8.00 $ 7.00-11.50
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 5.00 $ 3.00-8.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 6.00 $ 4.00-9.28
Cappuccino (regular) 4.42 $ 2.50-7.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 1.97 $ 1.46-3.00
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 1.58 $ 1.00-2.50
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 liter) 0.89 $ 0.58-1.72
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 2.82 $ 1.38-6.34
Rice (white), (1kg) 3.95 $ 1.87-7.94
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.34 $ 1.00-4.28
Local Cheese (1kg) 11.11 $ 6.11-22.53
Chicken Fillets (1kg) 9.49 $ 4.39-17.61
Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 13.18 $ 7.54-22.00
Apples (1kg) 4.63 $ 2.18-8.80
Banana (1kg) 1.58 $ 1.06-4.41
Oranges (1kg) 4.03 $ 1.65-9.92
Tomato (1kg) 4.31 $ 1.94-7.69
Potato (1kg) 2.60 $ 0.99-6.59
Onion (1kg) 2.60 $ 1.30-4.41
Lettuce (1 head) 1.69 $ 0.99-4.05
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.82 $ 0.99-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 12.00 $ 7.75-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.90 $ 1.43-5.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.98 $ 1.50-5.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.50 $ 6.65-15.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.50 $ 1.50-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 69.00 $ 35.00-129.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.20 $ 2.50-6.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 1.62 $ 1.24-3.11
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 30.00 $ 20.00-50.00
Gasoline (1 liter) 0.97 $ 0.76-1.33
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 24,000.00 $ 21,000.00-28,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,197.67 $ 20,000.00-26,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 170.89 $ 100.00-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.15 $ 0.03-0.25
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 67.34 $ 49.33-124.89
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 36.87 $ 10.00-103.81
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.89 $ 0.00-35.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 12.00 $ 9.00-19.25
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,019.31 $ 600.00-2,246.67
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 15,600.78 $ 7,500.00-35,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 44.27 $ 25.00-65.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 35.38 $ 20.00-62.83
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 77.08 $ 50.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 97.61 $ 50.00-158.38
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,544.51 $ 985.00-3,308.55
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,221.47 $ 737.50-2,497.37
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,724.40 $ 1,600.00-6,933.33
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 2,142.60 $ 1,400.00-4,183.33
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre 4,539.60 $ 1,722.23-15,456.08
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 2,116.02 $ 537.77-9,408.09
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 3,614.31 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.34 2.50-4.50

Prices in United States

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By City in United States

Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Santa Barbara, CA 100.61 88.00 94.59 107.40 94.64 73.99
Honolulu, HI 100.44 59.92 81.10 111.66 88.38 100.09
New York, NY 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
San Francisco, CA 96.36 90.66 93.64 101.09 93.70 131.33
Oakland, CA 93.17 86.76 90.11 96.34 82.48 117.66
Berkeley, CA 91.99 84.23 88.29 103.57 72.39 82.66
Seattle, WA 88.20 64.27 76.78 89.78 83.28 148.86
Anchorage, AK 88.02 44.14 67.08 94.21 73.14 115.51
Washington, DC 86.72 73.21 80.27 89.76 78.94 122.01
Santa Clara, CA 84.75 86.28 85.48 93.03 67.35 163.14
Pittsburgh, PA 81.95 38.51 61.21 89.97 62.99 105.03
Queens, NY 81.71 61.01 71.83 78.70 78.47 103.73
Boston, MA 81.22 77.33 79.37 81.32 83.17 123.24
Portland, OR 80.63 52.76 67.32 83.38 69.13 104.82
Miami, FL 80.46 74.16 77.45 80.80 82.50 88.92
San Jose, CA 80.42 79.00 79.74 76.09 82.63 147.24
Los Angeles, CA 79.78 73.98 77.01 79.58 84.88 126.24
Denver, CO 79.53 56.53 68.55 77.26 75.67 126.67
San Diego, CA 79.13 73.93 76.65 77.37 79.14 122.38
Sacramento, CA 77.79 52.18 65.56 78.96 68.06 95.85
Philadelphia, PA 77.70 50.22 64.59 79.11 68.97 114.78
Tampa, FL 76.09 52.27 64.72 73.71 82.36 105.86
Minneapolis, MN 75.84 55.30 66.04 76.26 69.95 118.78
New Orleans, LA 75.35 46.02 61.35 73.02 74.88 82.79
Chicago, IL 75.25 55.14 65.65 71.96 73.59 130.02
Irvine, CA 75.14 67.26 71.38 74.68 76.46 140.12
Omaha, NE 74.97 29.29 53.17 71.63 78.05 104.53
Saint Paul, MN 74.94 38.74 57.66 72.68 71.05 108.45
Plano, TX 74.71 46.26 61.13 73.86 57.49 132.24
Asheville, NC 74.70 52.71 64.20 82.34 65.43 84.97
Nashville, TN 74.35 59.22 67.13 73.57 68.15 109.63
Buffalo, NY 74.33 39.86 57.87 73.17 70.43 102.86
Baltimore, MD 74.27 46.47 61.00 75.67 72.05 119.65
Atlanta, GA 74.07 49.05 62.12 73.11 66.70 117.46
Fort Lauderdale, FL 73.96 61.46 67.99 76.65 76.99 97.37
Dallas, TX 73.22 54.61 64.33 69.93 78.81 155.51
Colorado Springs, CO 73.14 45.09 59.75 74.11 68.98 132.72
Cleveland, OH 72.62 35.53 54.92 73.60 68.25 141.04
Reno, NV 72.50 46.63 60.15 74.29 71.61 77.27
Fremont, CA 71.69 70.86 71.29 72.80 67.44 164.19
Phoenix, AZ 71.32 45.25 58.87 70.86 66.29 123.36
Everett, WA 71.08 48.81 60.45 70.93 75.67 93.37
Syracuse, NY 70.97 32.27 52.50 77.40 59.96 73.92
Fort Worth, TX 70.94 46.42 59.24 70.66 64.62 113.10
Spokane, WA 70.85 38.12 55.23 66.19 70.95 93.20
Detroit, MI 69.87 35.18 53.31 64.96 60.98 116.50
Vancouver, WA 69.76 43.64 57.29 64.15 65.50 126.27
Orlando, FL 69.63 51.77 61.10 65.87 75.72 128.27
Rochester, NY 69.54 27.94 49.68 69.86 63.17 96.84
Austin, TX 69.35 59.27 64.54 73.60 67.09 150.60
Long Beach, CA 69.21 58.03 63.88 72.35 70.08 103.17
Madison, WI 69.06 42.98 56.61 70.75 67.05 118.71
Durham, NC 69.03 40.99 55.65 79.03 60.32 106.27
Ann Arbor, MI 68.99 51.27 60.53 72.58 58.75 151.96
Olympia, WA 68.72 38.48 54.28 74.01 66.27 110.77
Columbus, OH 68.34 35.74 52.78 64.81 65.64 132.47
Charlotte, NC 68.14 49.51 59.24 64.76 63.47 146.90
Des Moines, IA 68.02 27.39 48.62 71.40 61.68 105.51
Albany, NY 67.92 35.36 52.38 69.24 64.82 126.99
Richmond, VA 67.87 35.59 52.46 62.63 85.64 124.08
Grand Rapids, MI 67.84 47.51 58.13 72.46 65.34 109.74
Milwaukee, WI 67.82 34.34 51.84 65.38 60.14 118.32
Indianapolis, IN 67.75 39.06 54.05 70.15 61.68 124.31
Jacksonville, FL 67.42 37.14 52.97 72.42 64.60 145.20
Las Vegas, NV 67.26 38.81 53.68 61.88 66.80 120.20
Boise, ID 66.94 45.20 56.56 59.61 72.76 76.86
Fresno, CA 66.93 45.29 56.60 62.99 67.75 107.73
Raleigh, NC 66.37 45.55 56.43 68.24 64.29 130.59
Houston, TX 66.14 44.66 55.89 64.55 65.86 158.23
Louisville, KY 66.11 30.93 49.32 69.46 61.00 114.04
Oklahoma City, OK 65.97 30.88 49.22 71.58 53.72 117.57
Tucson, AZ 65.97 30.28 48.93 65.25 63.21 79.42
Saint Louis, MO 65.96 30.89 49.22 66.35 60.07 109.43
Salt Lake City, UT 65.88 46.75 56.75 62.16 68.13 120.90
Akron, OH 65.61 28.21 47.76 65.82 65.57 87.70
Kansas City, MO 64.36 35.77 50.72 58.37 70.61 118.02
Cincinnati, OH 63.41 37.24 50.92 62.27 61.88 124.89
Mesa, AZ 63.12 44.45 54.21 62.00 66.20 87.44
Memphis, TN 62.65 33.41 48.69 59.69 65.48 132.60
Albuquerque, NM 62.12 37.58 50.41 63.17 63.42 141.18
San Antonio, TX 62.09 37.33 50.27 58.04 62.01 155.73
Tulsa, OK 60.79 28.63 45.44 58.90 51.21 129.78
Little Rock, AR 59.63 26.06 43.61 59.53 59.48 121.54
Wichita, KS 56.62 28.90 43.39 52.83 53.26 99.27
Amarillo, TX 55.22 27.67 42.07 61.33 45.62 113.95
El Paso, TX 55.06 20.98 38.79 53.89 46.11 116.40
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