Oakland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	441K	3.03M

The cost of living in Oakland is 232% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 182nd and 6071st ($2968 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 521st 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	$30.1	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$18658

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671