Portland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2629
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6215
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1568
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2656
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$680
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4810
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
653K
2.6M

The cost of living in Portland is 123% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 603rd and 4534th ($2629 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 157th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.85
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16585
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581