West Virginia is 15.1% cheaper than Illinois.

If you lived in West Virginia instead of Illinois, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.03
 
$14.67
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
 
$8.42
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
 
$2.17
 

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.19
 
$2.56
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.63
 
$4.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
 
$3.07
 

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.61
 
$3.31
 
Monthly public transit pass $72.95
 
$50.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,096.73
 
$32,806.12
 

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pay 5.1% less for housing

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.96
 
$69.10
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,375.37
 
$966.47
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,146.99
 
$831.25
 

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,394.11
 
$1,030.46
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,405.00
 
$9,548.27
 

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.17
 
$3.88
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.81
 
$3.93
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.79
 
$8.75
 

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

 
Illinois
West Virginia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.50
 
$47.18
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.59
 
$39.61
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.60
 
$81.59
 

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