Oakland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3146
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8584
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$4358
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$833
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5746
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
441K
2.6M

The cost of living in Oakland is 172% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 91st and 4715th ($3146 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Taipei

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Oakland Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$119
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1994
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4880
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3807
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7086
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7184
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.84
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.96
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$181
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27655
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605