According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Alexandria has an overall cost of living index of 150 which is 1.5x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, Alexandria has a cost of living index that's 1.4x higher than Virginia's index of 106.
The standard of living in Alexandria ranks as #5,846 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies Alexandria ranks as the #573 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | Alexandria | Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 150 | 106 | 100 | |
Services | 106 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 119 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 102 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 249 | 131 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Virginia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Alexandria | Virginia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $572,700 | $282,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,774 | $1,257 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $102,227 | $76,398 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.6x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Alexandria | Virginia |
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Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.45 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Alexandria | Virginia |
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Ground Beef | $4.79 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Alexandria | Virginia |
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Haircut | $25.56 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $56.94 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.52 | $2.34 |
Item | Alexandria | Virginia |
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Potatoes | $4.21 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.66 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $104.67 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $128.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $103.17 | $99.13 |
Item | Alexandria | Virginia |
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Gasoline | $2.24 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $51.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $160.85 | $167.67 |
Phone | $177.97 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Alexandria | Arlington, VA | 236,434 | 167 | 1.1x | Lincolnia, VA | 22,579 | 146 | 1.0x | Kemp Mill, MD | 14,812 | 141 | 0.9x | Groveton, VA | 14,664 | 138 | 0.9x | Colesville, MD | 14,397 | 140 | 0.9x | Huntington, VA | 13,526 | 132 | 0.9x | Travilah, MD | 11,239 | 227 | 1.5x | Lake Barcroft, VA | 10,604 | 164 | 1.1x | Chevy Chase, MD | 9,801 | 204 | 1.4x | Seven Corners, VA | 9,041 | 128 | 0.9x |
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