Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 2.4% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.03
|
$17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
|
$10.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$3.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.95
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,096.73
|
$30,676.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
|
$19.29
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.96
|
$63.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.37
|
$1,510.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.99
|
$1,398.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.37
|
$144.70
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,394.11
|
$1,335.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,405.00
|
$21,679.50
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
|
$4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
|
$7.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.87
|
$29.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$12.57
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Illinois
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.50
|
$45.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.59
|
$39.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.60
|
$89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.89
|
$113.24
|
|
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