Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 76.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 73.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Oregon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.39
|
$17.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.15
|
$11.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.78
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.90
|
$6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.48
|
$3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.70
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.86
|
$5.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.95
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.06
|
$4.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.28
|
$57.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,127.18
|
$29,235.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.24
|
$16.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.69
|
$62.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€478.39
|
$1,574.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€367.42
|
$1,346.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€161.24
|
$136.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€317.12
|
$1,240.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,019.89
|
$19,448.78
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.82
|
$5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.18
|
$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
$10.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.07
|
$63.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.07
|
$12.45
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€75.76
|
$47.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.18
|
$37.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€78.46
|
$84.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€87.08
|
$90.85
|
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