Cost of living comparison
Miami is 17.9% more expensive than Oregon.
If you lived in Miami instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
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Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.55
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.07
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
|
$6.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$5.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$2.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$2.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$3.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.22
|
$113.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,235.25
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.74
|
$13.41
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.14
|
$62.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.26
|
$2,773.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,346.67
|
$2,113.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.19
|
$129.39
|
|
pay 19.7% more for childcare
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,240.35
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,448.78
|
$28,333.33
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.98
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.07
|
$9.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.43
|
$75.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Oregon
|
Miami
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.66
|
$48.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.32
|
$51.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.48
|
$80.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
|
$98.33
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