Cost of Living in Elmira, NY

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1834
$3973
🛋️ Without rent
$771
$2679
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1063
$1294
🍽️ Food
$583
$1523
🚐 Transport
$55.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
😀 Quality of life
64
🏙️ Population
26.5K

The average cost of living in Elmira is $1834, which is in the top 24% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2244th out of 9294 in our global list, 1839th out of 2202 in the United States, and 106th out of 115 in New York State.

The median after-tax salary is $3514, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 4697th (TOP 51%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1757th best city to live in the United States, and 110th most liveable city in New York State. With an estimated population of 26.5K, Elmira is the 1689th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Elmira Corning Regional Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 4580 Elmira College
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Prices in Elmira

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.03
 Cappuccino
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21871

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