New Yorkers’ love for chocolate can be bittersweet.
Everyone loves chocolate, but with global cocoa supplies dwindling, people are spending even more than usual on their favorite sweet treats, and the ones paying the most are I’m a New Yorker.
In New York City, chocolate lovers pay 20.66% more than in the rest of the country. According to a new report From the consumer resources site coupon bird.
The team at CouponBirds used Instacart data to examine the average price of the most popular chocolate items at Target stores across the country. They compared each city’s average price per ounce to the national average, revealing where chocolate products are the most expensive and cheapest.
The most expensive state for chocolate is New York City, while the most expensive state is Hawaii, with prices 12.90% higher than the national average of $0.75 per ounce.
New York is the second most expensive state, with chocolate prices 10.70% higher than the national average.
Meanwhile, chocolate is cheapest in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, where it’s 3.64% cheaper than the national average.
When it comes to specific chocolate products, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate costs 23.11% more in New York City than the national average, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses costs 23.33% more in Yonkers, and 19.80% more in Manhattan.
M&M’s rose 23.76% in Yonkers and 20.22% in New York City.
Dove Milk Chocolate Promise prices are 30.62% more expensive in both New York City and Yonkers, and snack-sized Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are 22.49% more expensive than the national average in New York City.
