Cost of living comparison
Santa Rosa is 23.5% more expensive than Portland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.9% more in Santa Rosa
- Groceries
-
pay 32.0% more in Santa Rosa
- Transportation
-
pay 24.4% less in Santa Rosa
- Housing
-
pay 15.3% more in Santa Rosa
- Childcare
-
pay 76.0% more in Santa Rosa
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.8% more in Santa Rosa
- Clothing
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pay 2.9% more in Santa Rosa
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Santa Rosa are more expensive than in Portland. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santa Rosa.
If you lived in Santa Rosa instead of Portland, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$3.00
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$5.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$8.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$4.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$1.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$4.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$3.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$5.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$9.46
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$73.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$2,215.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$1,809.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$186.43
|
|
pay 76.0% more for childcare
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$1,866.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$40,000.00
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$4.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$104.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Portland
|
Santa Rosa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$57.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$43.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$103.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$117.50
|
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