Portland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	653K	6.56M

The cost of living in Portland is 344% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 603rd and 7740th ($2629 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 157th and 7044th 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	$17.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$11393

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600