Portland vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	88	90
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	653K	13.9M

The cost of living in Portland is 283% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 603rd and 6956th ($2629 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 64th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 157th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tianjin

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	Portland	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$18215

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616