Cost of Living in Mahwah, NJ

Updated:

Livingcost

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2897
$6905
🛋️ Without rent
$862
$2946
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$2035
$3959
🍽️ Food
$628
$1639
🚐 Transport
$56.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5052
😀 Quality of life
71
🏙️ Population
25.5K

The average cost of living in Mahwah is $2897, which is in the top 2% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 193rd out of 9294 in our global list, 162nd out of 2202 in the United States, and 8th out of 111 in New Jersey.

The median after-tax salary is $5052, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 2475th (TOP 27%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 804th best city to live in the United States, and 71st most liveable city in New Jersey. With an estimated population of 25.5K, Mahwah is the 1749th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 27 km Teterboro Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1501 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Cost of living in Mahwah infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mahwah

Prices for goods and services in Mahwah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
 Cappuccino
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17906

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living