Cost of living comparison
Florida is 8.4% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Florida instead of Portland, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Portland
|
Florida
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$19.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$61.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$31,918.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$64.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$1,891.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$1,611.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$923.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$42.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Portland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$49.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$85.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$105.33
|
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