Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 22.9% more expensive than Kentucky.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.96
|
$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.36
|
$11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
|
$5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
|
$4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
|
$60.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,691.00
|
$27,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.30
|
$82.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.92
|
$1,525.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.72
|
$1,271.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.64
|
$138.27
|
|
pay 32.4% more for childcare
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,161.81
|
$989.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,235.28
|
$14,788.44
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.97
|
$5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
|
$8.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.15
|
$37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
|
$11.06
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Kentucky
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.02
|
$44.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.31
|
$33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.27
|
$80.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.25
|
$96.76
|
|
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