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62.2% higher in New York, New York
than in Chicago, Illinois

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	Chicago, IL	New York, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$135.80	$194.33	$145.01	43.1%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.12	$0.29	$0.13	141.7%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$10.72	$13.86	$13.05	29.3%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.98	$3.13	$2.85	5.0%
Propane, per gallon	$1.72	$3.22	$2.44	87.2%

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