Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
84
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
525K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 185% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 501st and 6052nd ($2656 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 281st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Taichung

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Sacramento Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$13638

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716