Cost of living comparison
compared to
Richmond vs. Woodbridge Cost of Living Summary
Richmond is 5.7% cheaper than Woodbridge.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.1% less in Richmond
- Groceries
-
pay 15.5% less in Richmond
- Transportation
-
pay 41.7% more in Richmond
- Housing
-
pay 8.7% less in Richmond
- Childcare
-
pay 23.9% less in Richmond
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.8% less in Richmond
- Clothing
-
pay 9.8% less in Richmond
Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Richmond.
Richmond vs. Woodbridge Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Richmond instead of Woodbridge, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
|
$2.16
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
|
$4.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.87
|
$4.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$6.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.74
|
$5.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$2.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.24
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of groceries
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$60.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,521.50
|
$28,351.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.73
|
$14.93
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of transportation
pay 8.7% less for housing
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.41
|
$71.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,100.00
|
$1,607.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.67
|
$1,464.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.54
|
$138.22
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of housing
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,923.33
|
$1,287.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$36,066.67
|
$30,776.00
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of childcare
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.50
|
$15.00
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Woodbridge
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.22
|
$63.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.90
|
$35.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.31
|
$82.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.56
|
$120.33
|
|
Woodbridge vs. Richmond - Cost of clothing
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