Cost of living comparison

Mississippi, USA

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New Hampshire vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary

New Hampshire is 21.0% more expensive than Mississippi.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in New Hampshire
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in New Hampshire
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in New Hampshire
Housing: pay 42.1% more in New Hampshire
Childcare: pay 40.4% more in New Hampshire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in New Hampshire
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in New Hampshire

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in New Hampshire are more expensive than in Mississippi.

New Hampshire vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Hampshire instead of Mississippi, you would:

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.21	$21.00	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46	$9.88	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$2.11	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70	$1.85	+9.3%
Average			+11.5%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75	$3.35	+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.60	$5.68	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80	$3.76	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19	$3.48	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23	$4.44	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.63	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73	$0.65	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44	$1.87	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70	$2.09	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.32	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.19	+15.9%
Average			+6.6%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81	$3.32	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.67	$46.00	+13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,721.76	$33,090.00	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83	$17.95	+29.8%
Average			+12.2%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08	$61.43	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.04	$1,901.33	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$969.79	$1,703.33	+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.32	$151.71	+27.1%
Average			+42.1%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of housing

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pay 40.4% more for childcare

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,753.67	$1,394.00	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,930.57	$24,000.00	+101.2%
Average			+40.4%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.43	$5.20	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93	$4.41	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.53	$10.08	+18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.00	$64.62	+102.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.91	$12.60	+15.5%
Average			+28.5%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Mississippi	New Hampshire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.46	$48.83	+30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.86	$33.50	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.22	$79.75	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.17	$108.06	+14.8%
Average			+5.7%

Mississippi vs. New Hampshire - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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