Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 10.0% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Texas, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$18.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$1.79
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$6.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$53.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$23,022.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$17.67
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$1,445.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$1,327.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$149.72
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$957.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$11,078.79
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$9.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$38.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$11.27
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Texas
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$48.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$76.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$99.07
|
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