Portland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
653K
2.6M

The cost of living in Portland is 122% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 662nd and 4715th ($2572 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 1st 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 Taipei. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Taipei

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Portland Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605