Kaohsiung vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$6436
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2741
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$705
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
88
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
2.72M
653K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5666th and 512th ($999 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Portland ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 364th and 208th 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
$3.78
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$35
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$21868

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807