Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 24.6% more expensive than New York.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.8% more in Oakland
- Groceries
-
pay 36.7% more in Oakland
- Transportation
-
pay 11.0% more in Oakland
- Housing
-
pay 20.4% more in Oakland
- Childcare
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pay 67.3% more in Oakland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.3% less in Oakland
- Clothing
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pay 18.6% more in Oakland
The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Oakland are more expensive than in New York.
If you lived in Oakland instead of New York, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.74
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$6.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$4.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.65
|
$127.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,535.81
|
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.86
|
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,925.71
|
$2,199.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,646.33
|
$1,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.03
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 67.3% more for childcare
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,553.18
|
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,861.84
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.68
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.42
|
$34.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.22
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
New York
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.08
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.74
|
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.43
|
$131.92
|
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