Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Niue instead of Illinois, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.03
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,096.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.99
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,394.11
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,405.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.87
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Illinois
|
Niue
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.59
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.60
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.89
|
?? |
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