Cost of Living
 

Just wondered what the cost of living was for simple things in your neck of the woods, as i've noticed a fair change in simple things from Maine to Mass

Maine - 8-12 ears of corn $1 in Mass $5-6
Lobster ME- $6-8 pound, MA - $8-10 pound
Shrimp ME - $5 pound (medium sized) MA - $6-8
Cheese (nice large block of cheddar, same stuff) ME - $6 MA - $9
Organic eggs are the same for a dozen $2.50
Silk Soy/Organic Milk ME- $3.20 MA - $3.80

Pack of fags ME - $5.75 MA - $4
Petrol ME - $2.80-2.95 MA $2.99-3.15 for unleaded

Car insurance ME- $725 MA- $950
Car registration, after first year when you have plates etc ME- $50-100, MA - $130
Cable/Internet ME- $100, MA - $60 with more service
Public Transport ME - N/A MA - $1 each way for the Bus/Commuter rail regardless of distance

So what about you guys, especially those who move around a lot, what are your observations? Just kind of curious to see how much it varies around the country for various things :)

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You forgot-

umemployed $0 Maine to MA $millions :D

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I wish :D

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LOL... Live lobster down here is 14.99/lb at the local Publix.
Overall, I have found AL to be more expensive than Indiana or St. Louis for most foodstuffs- which surprised me- as 1/2 of the produce comes from FL...right next door...though you still can get a $2 watermelon if you want.
Insurance here is also about 25% higher...due to stupid idiot third world (Alabama, not Mexico) drivers.
Cable is not an option as we are in the country- in STL we had cable and lightning fast cable internet...here it's satilite TV for about the same price- and a 24KBS modem connection (like watching dry paint dry).

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The cable v sat, I hear ya, where the folks live, it's sat and dial up for internet at the mo as there's no cable...very painful *l*

watermelon is pretty pricey here too, about $6 for a decent sized one...strawberries aren't to bad, to tubs, pint sized? not sure, anyway, go for $5 around here, and they went for $4 a pop in Maine, but those were local, which were really nice.

Blueberries were also cheap in maine, tub for $3-5 for good small organic ones, about double that over here in MA.

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They don't call it Massataxetts for nothing.

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is that cable price per month???

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But now that you are gainfully employed, you can actually afford to eat lobster and steak, strawberries and blueberries... beats the hell out of spagetti 4 times a week, no? :cool:

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Not sure about everything, but on the stuff I do buy I reckon we're somewhere in the middle, nearer Maine than Mass though :)

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Cable here is a a rip off, bloody comcast!! just for cable internet its $50, now add basic cable tv, ya get another $30, then add digital package with hbo and hddvr box ur up to about $150 a month, bloody rip off!!!
Car ins is pretty good, especially compared to NY
Groceries- not too bad, again cheaper than NY
overall lower cost of living in indy

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$100 was cable/internet and in Mass, $100 is cable/internet/phone...and much faster cable, and unlimited mins local/nationwide included..

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true...well maybe next month anyway *lol*
though it was nice getting salaried for a half month when I was only here for a week, and there was slackers party on wednesday and pizza friday, so not much work done :D

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Got lucky for cable, but then there's RCN competing...so we get the lot for $100, which ain't bad, but then we don't have hbo, a whole bunch of random channels including BBCA though...and no HD

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I think you need to join a shopping club and make some savings. I'd recommend Costco.


NC Penguin

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Costco, sam's club or BJ's good bulk shoppin, gotta love the states!