Cleveland vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cleveland	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4584	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1131	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3404	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	373K	690K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 42% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2199th and 74th ($1941 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 56th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ranked 99th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Washington

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	Cleveland	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2221	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1512	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.1	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1613	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1384	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1137	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18712	$24903

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088