Cost of living comparison
Washington is 1.5% more expensive than Portland.
If you lived in Washington instead of Portland, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$3.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$6.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$5.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$4.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$62.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$34,230.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$66.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$1,678.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$1,500.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$1,651.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$5.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$56.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Portland
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$52.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$40.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$85.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$108.76
|
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