Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 7.2% more expensive than Colorado.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.37
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.51
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.88
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.29
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.73
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.60
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,907.44
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.72
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.76
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,745.82
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.68
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Colorado
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.41
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.28
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.77
|
$126.91
|
|
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