Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 18.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Washington, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
|
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