Oakland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	441K	2.33M

The cost of living in Oakland is 239% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 182nd and 6171st ($2968 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Taoyuan

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	Oakland	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.49
☕ 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	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443