Portland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Portland | Taichung | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Portland is 176% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 662nd and 6052nd ($2572 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Portland vs Taichung
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| Portland | Taichung | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5.1 mi |  Milwaukie | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Lake Oswego | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Beaverton | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Tigard | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Vancouver | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | West Linn | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Tualatin | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Gresham | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Oregon City | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Hillsboro | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Newberg | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Forest Grove | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Woodburn | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | McMinnville | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Keizer | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Salem | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Longview | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Albany | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Corvallis | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | The Dalles | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Centralia | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Springfield | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Eugene | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Lacey | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Olympia | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Spanaway | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Redmond | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Lakewood | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Puyallup | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | University Place | |
| 192 km or 120 mi | Tacoma | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Bend | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Federal Way | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Auburn | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Yakima | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Kent | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Des Moines | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Maple Valley | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | SeaTac |
Cities near Taichung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Changhua | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Nantou | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Miaoli | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Douliu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Chiayi | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zhubei | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | New Taipei | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yilan | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taipei | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tainan | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Keelung | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Taitung | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 220 km or 137 mi |  Putian | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Kinmen | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Xiamen | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Ningde | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Nanping | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Longyan | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Sanming | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Rui'an | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Shantou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Jieyang | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Meizhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Puning | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 476 km or 295 mi | Wenling | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Lishui | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Linhai | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Shangrao |