Cost of living comparison
New York is 0.5% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in New York instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
|
$18.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$7.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,777.13
|
$30,717.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$19.49
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.15
|
$66.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.58
|
$1,904.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,520.70
|
$1,597.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.54
|
$124.98
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.77
|
$1,603.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,979.32
|
$24,094.39
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
|
$13.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$66.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
|
$15.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Virginia
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.68
|
$50.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.24
|
$40.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$85.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.98
|
$110.47
|
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