Portland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	653K	24.9M

The cost of living in Portland is 143% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 456th and 4880th ($2785 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 195th and 1178th 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	$21.1	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789