Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 10.5% cheaper than Vermont.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.0% less in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 14.1% less in Ohio
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% more in Ohio
- Housing
-
pay 14.4% less in Ohio
- Childcare
-
pay 22.9% less in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.4% less in Ohio
- Clothing
-
pay 7.9% more in Ohio
The cost of clothing and transportation in Ohio are more expensive than in Vermont. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ohio.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
|
$5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$3.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$3.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$61.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$32,661.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.16
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.30
|
$59.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,558.33
|
$1,081.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.75
|
$827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.66
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,305.00
|
$947.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$4.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
|
$9.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.00
|
$36.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Vermont
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.83
|
$48.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.25
|
$80.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$98.19
|
|
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