Cost of living comparison

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Montana is 11.7% more expensive than Texas.

If you lived in Montana instead of Texas, you would:

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

 
Texas
Montana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.27
 
$22.08
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
 
$12.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$2.17
 

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

 
Texas
Montana
Bread
1 loaf
$3.09
 
$3.51
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.03
 
$8.34
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
 
$4.08
 

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

 
Texas
Montana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.93
 
$3.51
 
Monthly public transit pass $63.02
 
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,552.44
 
$31,007.17
 

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pay 9.4% more for housing

 
Texas
Montana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.55
 
$81.26
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,374.92
 
$1,501.94
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,217.13
 
$1,420.42
 

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

 
Texas
Montana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,230.53
 
$1,302.15
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,254.84
 
$18,987.50
 

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Texas
Montana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
 
$4.97
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
 
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
 
$9.59
 

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

 
Texas
Montana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.31
 
$62.80
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.62
 
$65.21
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.49
 
$95.93
 

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