Portland vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Portland San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6544
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4971
$7874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
97
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
653K
874K

The cost of living in Portland is 32% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 456th and 7th ($2785 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Ranked 47th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Portland vs San Francisco

Prices for goods and services in Portland and San Francisco are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Portland San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1760
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2916
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3956
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.17
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.83
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.8
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1706
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24040
$21216

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808