Cost of living comparison

 Mississippi, USA
compared to
 North Carolina, USA
North Carolina vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary
North Carolina vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Mississippi, you would:

pay 4.9% more for restaurants

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.21
 
$16.06
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.46
 
$10.06
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
 
$2.31
 

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Bread
1 loaf
$2.75
 
$3.48
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.60
 
$6.25
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
 
$3.46
 

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.81
 
$3.19
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.67
 
$53.89
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,721.76
 
$34,400.31
 

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pay 22.6% more for housing

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
 
$72.47
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,083.04
 
$1,527.81
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $969.79
 
$1,294.23
 

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pay 41.0% more for childcare

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,753.67
 
$1,254.70
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,930.57
 
$25,128.75
 

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.43
 
$5.09
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.93
 
$4.89
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.53
 
$7.33
 

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

 
Mississippi
North Carolina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.46
 
$49.88
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.86
 
$37.28
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.22
 
$86.65
 

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