Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 19.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Virginia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.81
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.69
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.93
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.97
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.60
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.82
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.59
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.46
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.27
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.90
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.22
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Virginia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.62
|
$126.91
|
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