Cleveland vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$6215
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$2656
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$680
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$4810
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
88
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
373K
653K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 28% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2110th and 603rd ($1899 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 553rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Ranked 80th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 157th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Portland

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Cleveland Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$16585

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741