Kaohsiung vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
54
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
2.72M
525K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5666th and 346th ($999 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sacramento

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Kaohsiung Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$23546

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859