Portland vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	88	98
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	653K	12.3M

The cost of living in Portland is 301% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 603rd and 7163rd ($2629 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 157th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Wuhan

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	Portland	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586