Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 10.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Washington, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Washington
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$105.59
|
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