Portland vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
653K
12.7M

The cost of living in Portland is 153% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 564th and 5170th ($2579 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 175th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Suzhou

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Portland Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$22097

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8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645