Portland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	73
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	653K	1.87M

The cost of living in Portland is 223% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 603rd and 6380th ($2629 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 157th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tainan

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	Portland	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$6108

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Cities near Portland

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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682