Oakland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3123
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8266
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1974
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$4255
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$783
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5741
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
441K
2.29M

The cost of living in Oakland is 263% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 85th and 6163rd ($3123 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 61st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Oakland Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2159
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1715
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5202
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3736
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7041
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7002
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.96
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2755
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19305
$13937

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Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716