Cost of living comparison
Santa Rosa is 7.4% more expensive than Portland.
If you lived in Santa Rosa instead of Portland, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$29.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.85
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.81
|
$5.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.43
|
$8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
|
$6.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.07
|
$6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$3.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
|
$5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,000.00
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.08
|
$18.41
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.69
|
$75.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,762.51
|
$2,050.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,424.19
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.46
|
$172.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,547.22
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,250.00
|
?? |
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.40
|
$137.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.76
|
$46.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.45
|
$60.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.82
|
$73.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.57
|
$130.00
|
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