Portland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	653K	9.07M

The cost of living in Portland is 401% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 662nd and 8584th ($2572 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 141st and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Shenyang

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	Portland	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511