Cost of living comparison
Washington is 11.8% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Washington instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.44
|
$15.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
|
$8.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
|
$2.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
|
$6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
|
$2.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
|
$2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
|
$4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$3.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.96
|
$66.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,616.20
|
$23,700.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
|
$18.56
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.02
|
$64.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,037.38
|
$1,293.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.53
|
$1,133.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.83
|
$124.49
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$924.63
|
$984.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,615.57
|
$17,990.96
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
|
$4.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
|
$4.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.80
|
$43.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$12.43
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$44.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.42
|
$35.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.68
|
$76.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.27
|
$93.26
|
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