Portland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	54
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	653K	8.78M

The cost of living in Portland is 308% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 603rd and 7256th ($2629 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 118th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 157th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Quanzhou

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	Portland	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936