Portland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Portland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6281
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1609
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2681
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5052
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
653K
3.03M

The cost of living in Portland is 167% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 587th and 5518th ($2684 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 139th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Portland vs Taichung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Portland vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Portland and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Portland Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1736
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2950
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.87
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.87
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.06
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1740
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19200
$19915

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2406
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2370
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2378
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2404
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2380
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2398
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2346
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2290
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2268
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2360
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2414
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2101
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2237
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2047
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2265
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2749
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2181
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2632
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2551
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2384
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2556
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2473
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2782
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2702
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2461
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2718
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2523
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2295
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1825
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2796
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2641
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2609
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2745

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650