Oakland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3146
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8584
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$4358
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$833
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5746
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
441K
1.87M

The cost of living in Oakland is 274% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 91st and 6292nd ($3146 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 9th 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Tainan

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Oakland Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$119
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1994
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4880
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3807
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7086
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7184
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.96
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$181
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27655
$18526

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Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719