Beijing vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	653K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4987th and 456th ($1108 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 392nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Portland

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	Beijing	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$24040

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783