Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Texas
  4. United States
  5. Washington
  6. Comparison
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Washington is 20.1% more expensive than Texas.

If you lived in Washington instead of Texas, you would:
local_dining

pay 12.6% more for restaurants

  Texas help_outline Washington help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.27 $15.02 +22.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.25 $8.41 +15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.81 $1.88 +3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.40 $1.52 +8.6%
Average +12.6%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.28 $2.78 +21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.02 $6.23 +24.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.79 $2.99 +7.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.01 $2.41 +19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.13 $4.25 +2.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.92 $1.88 -1.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.68 $0.78 +14.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.59 $1.56 -1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.54 $1.86 +21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.19 $0.88 -26.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.14 $1.19 +4.1%
Average +7.8%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 30.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.15 $3.00 +39.9%
Monthly public transit pass $45.92 $66.05 +43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,016.06 $23,700.38 +7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.26 $18.56 +30.1%
Average +30.4%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 15.7% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $65.33 $64.36 -1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,009.85 $1,293.33 +28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $840.43 $1,133.51 +34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $123.00 $124.49 +1.2%
Average +15.7%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 43.7% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $745.43 $984.64 +32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,586.74 $17,990.96 +55.3%
Average +43.7%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.77 $4.74 +25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.15 $4.49 +8.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.85 $9.51 +38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.11 $43.22 +30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.02 $12.43 +24.1%
Average +25.5%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 5.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $40.98 $44.69 +9.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.18 $35.56 +4.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $70.86 $76.22 +7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $93.03 $93.26 +0.2%
Average +5.2%
Texas vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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