Oakland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3212
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7752
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$2040
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3618
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5293
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
441K
2.87M

The cost of living in Oakland is 236% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 124th and 5984th ($3212 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 65th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Taichung

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Oakland Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1880
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1835
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3381
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3346
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7626
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6332
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.48
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2824
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20916
$17495

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Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3277
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2929
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3083
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2983
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3058
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2910
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3778
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3245
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3252
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2859
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3264
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3282
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3346
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2929
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2783
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3604
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3831
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3255
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3137
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2807
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3094
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4102
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3593
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2380
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3261
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3520
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3589
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3395

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665