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Washington vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Washington is 52.9% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% more in Washington
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Washington
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Washington
Housing: pay 38.9% more in Washington
Childcare: pay 63.8% more in Washington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Washington
Clothing: pay 75.6% more in Washington

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Washington are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Washington.

Washington vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Washington instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 22.7% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Washington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$25.00	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$12.00	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.78	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$2.22	+34.5%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Winston-salem	Washington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$4.34	+31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$7.84	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$4.14	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$3.91	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$6.73	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$2.70	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.85	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$2.46	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$2.59	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.55	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$1.61	+18.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Washington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$3.66	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$75.00	+15.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$35,699.74	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$23.88	+47.7%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 38.9% more for housing

	Winston-salem	Washington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$66.46	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$2,582.95	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$2,028.70	+88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$146.65	+11.4%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 63.8% more for childcare

	Winston-salem	Washington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$2,273.25	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$38,250.00	+73.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Washington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.00	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$5.55	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$11.75	+95.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$106.36	+507.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$17.18	+32.2%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 75.6% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Washington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$74.13	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$50.77	+127.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$105.47	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$178.48	+57.5%
Average			+75.6%

Winston-salem vs. Washington - Cost of clothing

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