Cost of living comparison
Washington is 9.7% more expensive than Alaska.
If you lived in Washington instead of Alaska, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.50
|
$20.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.71
|
$11.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.90
|
$6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
|
$3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.20
|
$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.35
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$4.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.67
|
$62.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,113.17
|
$34,230.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.54
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.81
|
$66.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,483.44
|
$1,678.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,298.81
|
$1,500.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.96
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$943.88
|
$1,651.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,350.00
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
|
$6.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.02
|
$10.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.42
|
$56.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Alaska
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.68
|
$52.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.00
|
$40.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.93
|
$85.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.00
|
$108.76
|
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