Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 27.5% more expensive than Virginia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 40.7% more for restaurants
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$49.68
£40.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.54
£2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.74
£1.41
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$4.40
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$6.78
£5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.27
£3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.61
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$6.86
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$64.59
£52.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$35.31
£28.55
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$7.14
£5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.35
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$76.60
£61.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$116.23
£93.96
|
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