Portland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Portland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2579	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6206	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1561	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4648	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	653K	8.78M

The cost of living in Portland is 274% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 564th and 6882nd ($2579 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 175th and 6124th 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	$16.3	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1290	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3075	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2348	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4914	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3836	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.98	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19330	$19406

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083