Cost of Living in Newark, DE

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2085
$4938
🛋️ Without rent
$735
$2729
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1350
$2209
🍽️ Food
$528
$1378
🚐 Transport
$53.6
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3893
😀 Quality of life
66
🏙️ Population
30.6K

The average cost of living in Newark is $2085, which is in the top 17% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1625th out of 9294 in our global list, 1443rd out of 2202 in the United States, and 3rd out of 3 in Delaware.

The median after-tax salary is $3893, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 3838th (TOP 41%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1388th best city to live in the United States, and 3rd most liveable city in Delaware. With an estimated population of 30.6K, Newark is the 1475th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 12 km Wilmington Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 202 University of Delaware
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Prices in Newark

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1972
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21338

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