Portland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6544
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4971
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
653K
2.87M

The cost of living in Portland is 196% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 456th and 5994th ($2785 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 195th and 351st 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
$21.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1760
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2916
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3956
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.17
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.83
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1706
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24040
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684