Portland vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	653K	5.45M

The cost of living in Portland is 4% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 512th and 348th ($2738 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 208th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sydney

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	Portland	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$21946

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864