Index | Washington | District of Columbia | National |
Cost of living | 151 | 151 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 123 | 123 | 100 |
Groceries | 111 | 111 | 100 |
Health care | 91 | 91 | 100 |
Housing | 235 | 235 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 104 | 100 |
Utilities | 110 | 110 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $118,203 | $9,850 | $2,758 | $3,546 |
Renters | $49,113 | $4,093 | $1,146 | $1,474 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
District of Columbia | 6% | 5.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
District of Columbia | 4% | 9.75% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $47.39 | $20.27 | 133.8% |
Beauty Salon | $78.94 | $40.39 | 95.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.31 | $2.36 | 1.9% |
Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.08 | 2.8% |
Movie | $14.12 | $10.99 | 28.5% |
Bowling | $20.63 | $15.49 | 33.2% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.07 | $4.30 | 5.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.68 | $1.40 | 20.3% |
Milk | $2.91 | $2.20 | 32.0% |
Potatoes | $3.99 | $3.22 | 23.9% |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.74 | 11.6% |
Beer | $10.16 | $9.60 | 5.8% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $79.25 | $109.73 | 27.8% |
Doctor | $109.41 | $118.34 | 7.5% |
Dentist | $94.40 | $100.94 | 6.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.29 | $9.93 | 3.6% |
Lipitor | $402.41 | $469.53 | 14.3% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $506,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 174.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,264.54 | $1,229.62 | 165.5% |
Apartment Rent | $1,362.00 | $949.00 | 43.5% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.81 | $2.71 | 3.7% |
Tire Balancing | $53.69 | $51.86 | 3.5% |
Item | Washington | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $199.51 | $170.84 | 16.8% |
Phone | $188.30 | $187.18 | 0.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA | 708 | 90 | 9.6% |
Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA | 2,247 | 92 | 7.7% |
Wakefield town, VA | 810 | 96 | 4.3% |
Belle Haven town, VA | 562 | 100 | 0.2% |
Cottage City, MD | 1,209 | 108 | 8.0% |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 151 | 50.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 146 | 46.1% |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 81 | 19.4% |
Denver, CO | 663,303 | 116 | 15.7% |
Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 157 | 56.5% |
Nashville, TN | 643,771 | 96 | 4.2% |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 151 | 50.5% |