Cost of Living in Butte, MT

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1585
$3984
🛋️ Without rent
$642
$2408
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$942
$1576
🍽️ Food
$462
$1220
🚐 Transport
$34
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3473
😀 Quality of life
59
🏙️ Population
34.5K

The average cost of living in Butte is $1585, which is in the top 34% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3129th out of 9294 in our global list, 2101st out of 2202 in the United States, and 6th out of 6 in Montana.

The median after-tax salary is $3473, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months. Ranked 5522nd (TOP 59%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2083rd best city to live in the United States, and 4th most liveable city in Montana. With an estimated population of 34.5K, Butte is the 1313th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Bert Mooney Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 8.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2820 Montana Technological University
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Prices in Butte

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
 Cappuccino
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16439

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