Las Vegas vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Las Vegas	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2294	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5220	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1391	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$2312	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	88
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	642K	653K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 18% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1309th and 456th ($2294 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 392nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Ranked 126th vs 47th best cities to live in the United States, and 398th vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Portland

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	Las Vegas	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.07	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1954	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4959	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2809	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1285	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12075	$24040

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748

Cities near Portland

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