Cost of living comparison
Redding is 13.2% more expensive than Eureka.
If you lived in Redding instead of Eureka, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Eureka
|
Redding
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Eureka
|
Redding
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.40
|
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
|
$5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$4.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.29
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.10
|
$1.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
|
$1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Eureka
|
Redding
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
|
$4.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$50.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,888.00
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
|
$22.20
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Eureka
|
Redding
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.00
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,300.00
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$210.66
|
$188.71
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Eureka
|
Redding
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,866.67
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,000.00
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Eureka
|
Redding
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.88
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.25
|
$39.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$9.12
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Eureka
|
Redding
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
|
$13.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
|
$15.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.00
|
$75.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.00
|
$141.00
|
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