All prices as of 12-26-08 in US. dollars ( l travel a lot all over US. so if you need prices in other states e-mail me at ( maulerobert (AT) hotmail.com ) l will answer questions from all

gas...................$1.65...gal

McDonalds.........$4.69...Double Cheese Burger meal

Milk at Safeway..........$3.29 or 2 for $5.00...1gal...2gal

lunch at nice restaurant..........$8.00...burger & fris & Pepsi

Movie theater...........$8.40...any movie

Med Rent 2 bedroom Apt............565.00( not a bad place) to 995.00 higher price is a very nice Apt.

Electricity.........125.00 a mouth winter at 70 degrees summer 58.00 a mouth Air Conditioner

Hamburger raw at supermarket.........$1.42pd

eat out at Chinese rest....$13.00...for a filling meal

mouths worth of grocers for 2 people...............$465.00 dollars

dozen eggs.........$1.56

24oz of hot coffee.......$2.25.......Moca Lata...$3.45

car rental with good credit.........$34.00 a day with bad credit $350.00 deposit refundable Plus $34.00 a day will get money back,
day trip to mountains skiing for 1 person...$185.00 for every thing food included

$1500 rent for a 3200 square foot three bedroom in a pretty decent and desirable close-in neighborhood.
Bills are about $300 in the winter and much cheaper in the summer.
Portland is famous for it's bike-friendliness.
$500/month on food at the natural food store.

Rent- $575 per month for a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom which I share with my husband and 2 yr. Old son

Utilities- $80 per month for electricity. $100 per month for cable and phone

Food- $350 per month to barely feed my family of three

Gas- $100 -$150 per month. We live 30 mins or so from my husbands job