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Hereford vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Hereford is 5.5% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants
pay 24.0% less in Hereford
Groceries
pay 38.6% less in Hereford
Transportation
pay 85.3% more in Hereford
Housing
pay 22.0% less in Hereford
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.6% less in Hereford
Clothing
pay 25.9% less in Hereford

Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hereford. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hereford.

Hereford vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hereford instead of Washington, you would:

pay 24.0% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Hereford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$20.05
£14.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.82
£7.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.20
 
$2.34
£1.75

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

 
Washington
Hereford
Bread
1 loaf
$4.43
 
$1.53
£1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.04
 
$9.47
£7.06
Milk (1 gallon) $4.19
 
$4.89
£3.65

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pay 85.3% more for transportation

 
Washington
Hereford
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.53
 
$7.27
£5.42
Monthly public transit pass $77.50
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
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pay 22.0% less for housing

 
Washington
Hereford
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.41
 
$39.42
£29.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,568.48
 
$968.86
£723.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,088.16
 
$902.04
£673.16

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Washington
Hereford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,650.00
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $40,166.67
 
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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Hereford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$6.01
£4.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.07
 
$4.32
£3.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.00
 
$19.38
£14.46

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

 
Washington
Hereford
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.00
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.40
 
$40.09
£29.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.31
 
$80.18
£59.84

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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