Kaohsiung vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
525K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6046th and 501st ($932 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 281st 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
$3.76
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$30262

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851