Kaohsiung vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	88
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	2.73M	653K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5750th and 603rd ($956 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 553rd 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 417th and 157th 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	$3.82	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$16585

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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