Portland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2629
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6215
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1568
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2656
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$680
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4810
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
653K
17.7M

The cost of living in Portland is 187% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 603rd and 5950th ($2629 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 157th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.85
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16585
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609