Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
FAIRFAX vs. SANTA CLARA
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Fairfax, Virginia vs. Santa Clara, California
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in Santa Clara, California is
58.6%
more expensive
than Fairfax, Virginia.
You would need a salary of
$126,910
in Santa Clara, California to maintain the standard of living you have in Fairfax, Virginia.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, Santa Clara, California is
more expensive
than Fairfax, Virginia
• Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Median Home Cost
119% more expensive in Santa Clara
than in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, VA vs. Santa Clara, CA
Compared to Fairfax, Santa Clara is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
58.6% higher
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
1.6% higher
Housing (Homeowner)
134.4% higher
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
11.7% lower
Commute
10.1% higher
Health
4.9% higher
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
8.4% lower
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Lincoln, Nebraska
Stacyville, Iowa
Compare
Columbus, Ohio
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Compare
Boston, Massachusetts
College Park, Maryland
Compare
Sunnyvale, California
Seattle, Washington
Compare
Newport News, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
Compare
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Fontana, California
Compare
Nahunta, Georgia
Pooler, Georgia
Compare
Brownsville, Texas
The Woodlands, Texas
Compare
Los Angeles, California
Norwalk, Connecticut
Compare
Culver City, California
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Compare
Follow Us