Portland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
653K
17.7M

The cost of living in Portland is 169% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 662nd and 5948th ($2572 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 141st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618