According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mantua has an overall cost of living index of 173 which is 1.7x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, Mantua has a cost of living index that's 1.6x higher than Virginia's index of 106.
The standard of living in Mantua ranks as #6,166 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies Mantua ranks as the #253 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | Mantua | Virginia | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 173 | 106 | 100 | |
Services | 115 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 124 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 319 | 131 | 100 | |
Transportation | 105 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Mantua |
---|---|---|---|
Oakton, VA | 36,468 | 163 | 0.9x |
North Potomac, MD | 24,146 | 167 | 1.0x |
Fairfax, VA | 23,312 | 147 | 0.8x |
Merrifield, VA | 18,523 | 150 | 0.9x |
Vienna, VA | 16,532 | 170 | 1.0x |
Kemp Mill, MD | 14,812 | 141 | 0.8x |
Kings Park West, VA | 14,090 | 158 | 0.9x |
Wakefield, VA | 11,413 | 172 | 1.0x |
Travilah, MD | 11,239 | 227 | 1.3x |
Woodburn, VA | 10,081 | 159 | 0.9x |