Portland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6544
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4971
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
653K
2.36M

The cost of living in Portland is 182% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 456th and 5651st ($2785 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd and 3rd 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 Taoyuan. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 195th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Taoyuan

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Portland Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1760
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2916
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3956
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.17
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.83
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1706
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24040
$19490

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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
$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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473