Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 10.4% more expensive than Houston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.2% more in Virginia
- Groceries
-
pay 24.3% more in Virginia
- Transportation
-
pay 0.7% more in Virginia
- Housing
-
pay 11.0% more in Virginia
- Childcare
-
pay 18.0% more in Virginia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% more in Virginia
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% less in Virginia
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Virginia are more expensive than in Houston.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Houston, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$11.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$5.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$2.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$79.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$32,788.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$69.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$1,832.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$1,500.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$1,614.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$9.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$58.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Houston
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$53.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$41.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$92.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$126.91
|
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