Cost of living comparison
Washington is 20.1% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Washington instead of Texas, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.27
|
$15.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
|
$8.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
|
$2.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
|
$6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
|
$2.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
|
$2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
|
$4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
|
$3.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.92
|
$66.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,016.06
|
$23,700.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.26
|
$18.56
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.33
|
$64.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,009.85
|
$1,293.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.43
|
$1,133.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
|
$124.49
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$745.43
|
$984.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,586.74
|
$17,990.96
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
|
$4.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
|
$4.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.11
|
$43.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.02
|
$12.43
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.98
|
$44.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.18
|
$35.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.86
|
$76.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.03
|
$93.26
|
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