Portland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2738
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6436
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$705
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4867
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
653K
24.9M

The cost of living in Portland is 143% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 512th and 4971st ($2738 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 208th and 1655th 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
$18.7
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3059
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3320
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.91
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.42
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$35
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1842
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21868
$27781

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Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765