Cost of Living in East Orange, NJ

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2635
$5995
🛋️ Without rent
$919
$3156
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1716
$2839
🍽️ Food
$692
$1801
🚐 Transport
$58.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4259
😀 Quality of life
74
🏙️ Population
69.6K

The average cost of living in East Orange is $2635, which is in the top 6% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 540th out of 9294 in our global list, 479th out of 2202 in the United States, and 71st out of 111 in New Jersey.

The median after-tax salary is $4259, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months. Ranked 1387th (TOP 15%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 370th best city to live in the United States, and 26th most liveable city in New Jersey. With an estimated population of 69.6K, East Orange is the 583rd largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Newark Liberty International Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 7 Columbia University
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Prices in East Orange

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
 Cappuccino
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1902
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17283

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