Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 2.8 times more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$19.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$2.14
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$88.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$33,777.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$19.76
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$68.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$1,920.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,520.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$137.54
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$1,523.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$32,979.32
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$62.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.14
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Virginia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$52.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$43.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$91.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$127.98
|
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