Portland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	653K	24.9M

The cost of living in Portland is 138% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 587th and 4879th ($2684 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 139th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Shanghai

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	Portland	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$27624

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753