Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 4.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Washington, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$16.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$81.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$31,555.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$69.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$1,150.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$1,048.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$120.53
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$1,180.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$22,406.29
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$46.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$13.40
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Washington
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$51.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$88.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$116.44
|
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