Kaohsiung vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$6077
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2651
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
89
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
653K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6046th and 662nd ($932 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 590th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 389th and 141st 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
$3.76
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$16661

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489