Cost of living comparison
Washington is 12.7% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Washington instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$118.25
|
|
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