Beijing vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$6206
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1561
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$4648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	653K

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4887th and 564th ($1065 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 507th 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 175th 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	$3.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$19330

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463