Portland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2629
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6215
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1568
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2656
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$680
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4810
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
653K
3.03M

The cost of living in Portland is 194% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 603rd and 6071st ($2629 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 157th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.85
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16585
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671