Cost of living comparison
Washington is 12.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Washington instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.43
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.49
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.38
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.39
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.75
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.44
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.26
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.02
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Washington
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Washington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.67
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£60.79
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.81
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Washington
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.23
|
$118.25
|
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