Eastern/Western Oregon Cost of Living

By: Kole Nakamura

Housing House $1475

I would need my own house

Corvallis Ontario• Housing• Live at home• $0

• Living at home with parents

Utilities Electricity $110 Heating $70 Phone $35 Cable $45 Internet $45 Cell Phone $65

I would need all the necessities of life and have to pay for them myself

Corvallis Ontario• Utilities• Electricity• $110• Heating• $80• Phone• $35• Cable• $45• Internet• $25• Cell Phone• $65

• I would have to pay the expenses just like in Corvallis, but internet is cheaper and heating is more expensive

Food Eat at Home $260

At Corvallis I would mainly buy groceries and make food at home

Corvallis Ontario• Food• Combo Plan• $365

• In Ontario I would cook and also go out if I did not have time

Transportation Medium-size car $425

I would need my own car to get around town and get to work or college

Corvallis Ontario• Transportation• Medium-size car• $425

• I already have my own car that I go around in and must pay for gas and other expenses

Clothes Buy a Few Basics $50

I might need some new jackets to fit in with the unpredictable weather

Corvallis Ontario• Clothes• Like what I have • $25

• I have lived here my whole life and have clothes for all conditions that I may face

Health Buy through work $75

I would get an engineering job and that has health care and pay for my insurance or part of it

Corvallis Ontario• Health• Buy through work• $75

• Hopefully, I would get the same kind of job as in Corvallis

Entertainment Make My Own Fun $50

Have fun at home and with Netflix

Corvallis Ontario• Entertainment• Make My Own Fun• $50

• Have fun at home and with the other expenses I paid for

Personal Care Low $50

Haircuts, toothbrushes and other necessities

Corvallis Ontario• Personal Care• Low• $50

• Grandma cuts hair, gym membership, and then necessities

Miscellaneous Light $50

Whatever odd thing I want I may get but it is rare

Corvallis Ontario• Miscellaneous• Light• $50

• The same rule applies in Ontario

Student Loans Graduate Degree $470

In Corvallis I will go for my entire degree

Corvallis Ontario• Student Loans• Associate Degree• $80

• In Ontario I will get my Associates Degree at TVCC

Total Monthly Expenses

$3,439 Total Annual

Expenses $41,268

With all of the costs this is the total for living in Corvallis

Corvallis Ontario• Total Monthly

Expenses• $1,554• Total Annual

Expenses• $18,648

• With all of the costs this is the total for living in Ontario

Annual Salary Needed

$56,300

The normal salary per year that I would need according to my costs would be $56,300

Corvallis Ontario• Annual Salary

Needed• $23,780

• The normal salary per year that I would need according to my costs would be $23,780