Portland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
653K
2.29M

The cost of living in Portland is 199% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 564th and 6163rd ($2579 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 175th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716