Cost of living comparison
compared to
Washington vs. Fairfield Cost of Living Summary
Washington is 4.9% cheaper than Fairfield.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.7% less in Washington
- Groceries
-
pay 5.0% more in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 15.2% more in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 19.8% less in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.7% more in Washington
The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Washington are more expensive than in Fairfield. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Washington.
Washington vs. Fairfield Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Washington instead of Fairfield, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$65.00
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
|
$3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.79
|
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.18
|
$4.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.38
|
$8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
|
$4.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.66
|
$7.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
|
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.85
|
$77.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.73
|
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$69.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,000.00
|
$2,568.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,500.00
|
$2,088.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$279.86
|
$146.54
|
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,650.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$40,166.67
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$6.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$103.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.75
|
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Fairfield
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.22
|
Fairfield vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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