Portland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
653K
2.33M

The cost of living in Portland is 196% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 662nd and 6227th ($2572 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691