Cost of living comparison
Alexandria is 27.4% more expensive than Arlington.
If you lived in Alexandria instead of Arlington, you would:
pay 62.1% more for restaurants
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$3.34
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$4.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
|
$7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
|
$3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$10.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$2.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$4.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
|
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$200.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
|
$24,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.74
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.75
|
$80.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,433.33
|
$2,320.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,033.33
|
$1,962.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.60
|
$130.99
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,225.00
|
$1,700.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,000.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
|
$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.33
|
$112.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$14.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Arlington
|
Alexandria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.21
|
$51.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
|
$35.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.50
|
$96.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.92
|
$103.33
|
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