Cost of Living in Fort Lee, NJ

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2165
$6423
🛋️ Without rent
$916
$3363
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1250
$3059
🍽️ Food
$664
$1732
🚐 Transport
$75.7
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5300
😀 Quality of life
76
🏙️ Population
40.2K

The average cost of living in Fort Lee is $2165, which is in the top 15% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1438th out of 9294 in our global list, 1248th out of 2202 in the United States, and 110th out of 111 in New Jersey.

The median after-tax salary is $5300, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months. Ranked 868th (TOP 9%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 201st best city to live in the United States, and 6th most liveable city in New Jersey. With an estimated population of 40.2K, Fort Lee is the 1109th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Teterboro Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 7 Columbia University
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Prices in Fort Lee

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
 Cappuccino
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22327

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