Portland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6281
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1609
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2681
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5052
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
653K
2.33M

The cost of living in Portland is 185% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 587th and 5995th ($2684 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 139th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1736
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2950
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.87
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.87
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.06
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1740
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19200
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2406
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2370
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2378
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2404
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2380
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2398
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2346
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2290
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2268
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2360
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2414
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2101
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2237
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2047
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2265
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2749
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2181
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2632
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2551
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2384
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2556
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2473
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2782
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2702
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2461
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2718
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2523
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2295
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1825
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2796
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2641
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2609
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2745

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451