Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New Jersey
Elizabeth is a supplemental starter city profile for the North Jersey jobs and transit market in New Jersey, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
New Jersey
Newark is the New York-adjacent transit and job market in New Jersey, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Elizabeth has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Newark has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Newark minus Elizabeth.
| Metric | Elizabeth | Newark | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,224 | $2,138 | -$86 | Newark | Newark has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $531,592 | $482,675 | -$48,917 | Newark | Newark has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $226/mo | $214/mo | -$12/mo | Newark | Newark has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 113 | 110 | -3 | Newark | Newark has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $90,675 | $106,020 | +$15,345 | Elizabeth | Elizabeth has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 68/100 | 68/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |