Cost of Living in Hillside, NJ

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2664
$6097
🛋️ Without rent
$871
$2973
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1793
$3124
🍽️ Food
$639
$1670
🚐 Transport
$65.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4335
😀 Quality of life
72
🏙️ Population
22.5K

The average cost of living in Hillside is $2664, which is in the top 5% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 490th out of 9294 in our global list, 432nd out of 2202 in the United States, and 62nd out of 111 in New Jersey.

The median after-tax salary is $4335, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months. Ranked 1920th (TOP 21%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 567th best city to live in the United States, and 42nd most liveable city in New Jersey. With an estimated population of 22.5K, Hillside is the 1969th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Newark Liberty International Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 22 New York University
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Prices in Hillside

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
 Cappuccino
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18669

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