Portland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	653K	6.56M

The cost of living in Portland is 320% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 662nd and 7649th ($2572 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 141st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Shaoyang

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	Portland	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$10066

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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	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610