Portland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
89
74
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
653K
1.87M

The cost of living in Portland is 183% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 564th and 5887th ($2579 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 175th and 364th 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
$16.3
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741