Cost of living comparison
Florida is 3.2% more expensive than Oregon.
If you lived in Florida instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.70
|
$15.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
|
$8.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.63
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$3.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.83
|
$4.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
|
$4.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.94
|
$50.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,154.42
|
$23,975.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.97
|
$15.68
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.44
|
$69.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,416.90
|
$1,629.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.93
|
$1,311.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.03
|
$124.50
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$853.33
|
$852.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,201.18
|
$14,272.39
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.93
|
$4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
|
$4.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.19
|
$7.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.81
|
$33.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
|
$11.76
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Oregon
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.59
|
$43.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.28
|
$33.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.89
|
$77.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.40
|
$95.60
|
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