Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 32.3% more expensive than Indiana.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Indiana, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.98
|
$18.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
|
$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
|
$3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.80
|
$111.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,723.27
|
$24,932.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.63
|
$73.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.59
|
$1,780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$828.40
|
$1,318.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.59
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$939.29
|
$1,242.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,609.09
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$5.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
|
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
|
$7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
|
$54.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.28
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Indiana
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.80
|
$45.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.65
|
$34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.37
|
$78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.55
|
$107.39
|
|
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