Maoming vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	88
😀 Quality of life	49	92
🏙️ Population	6.17M	653K

The cost of living in Maoming is 71% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6772nd and 587th ($773 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 516th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6717th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Portland

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	Maoming	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$19200

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745