Cost of living comparison
Washington is 7.3% more expensive than Vermont.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.7% more in Washington
- Groceries
-
pay 8.0% less in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 11.8% more in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 6.3% more in Washington
- Childcare
-
pay 23.5% more in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% less in Washington
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% more in Washington
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Washington are more expensive than in Vermont. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Washington.
If you lived in Washington instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
|
$11.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
|
$6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$4.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$62.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$34,230.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.16
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.30
|
$66.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,558.33
|
$1,678.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.75
|
$1,500.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.66
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,305.00
|
$1,651.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$6.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
|
$10.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.00
|
$56.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Vermont
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.83
|
$52.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$40.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.25
|
$85.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$108.76
|
|
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