Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 22.4% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Texas, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$18.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$9.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$111.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$24,932.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$73.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$1,780.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$1,318.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$1,242.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$5.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$7.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$54.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$45.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$34.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$78.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$107.39
|
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