Portland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
89
74
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
653K
1.87M

The cost of living in Portland is 206% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 662nd and 6292nd ($2572 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 9th 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 Tainan. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 499th 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
$16.4
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$18526

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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
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719