Portland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2738
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6436
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$705
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4867
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
653K
1.85M

The cost of living in Portland is 201% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 512th and 6264th ($2738 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 208th and 2963rd 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
$18.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3059
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3320
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.91
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.42
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.07
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$35
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1842
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21868
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697