Kaohsiung vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
88
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
653K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5770th and 456th ($971 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 392nd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Portland

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Kaohsiung Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$24040

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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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