Portland vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	69
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	653K	385K

The cost of living in Portland is 8% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 456th and 777th ($2785 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 47th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tampa

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	Portland	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$19356

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260