Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 7.4% more expensive than Oregon.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.55
|
$19.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.07
|
$9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
|
$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.22
|
$63.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,235.25
|
$31,612.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.74
|
$20.06
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.14
|
$59.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.26
|
$1,310.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,346.67
|
$1,199.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.19
|
$138.89
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,240.35
|
$1,424.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,448.78
|
$34,388.64
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.98
|
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.07
|
$10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.43
|
$43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
|
$13.98
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Oregon
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.66
|
$53.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.32
|
$37.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.48
|
$80.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
|
$97.99
|
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