Oakland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3146
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8584
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$4358
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$833
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5746
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
441K
2.33M

The cost of living in Oakland is 262% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 91st and 6227th ($3146 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 388th 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
$24.8
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$119
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1994
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4880
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3807
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7086
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7184
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.84
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$181
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27655
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691