Portland vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	70
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	653K	518K

The cost of living in Portland is 155% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 587th and 5190th ($2684 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th and 187th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Portland compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 139th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Utsunomiya

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	Portland	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$14928

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Cities near Portland

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004