Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2825
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6608
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1770
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3115
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$731
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4380
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
525K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 181% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 362nd and 5518th ($2825 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 307th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 309th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sacramento Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1816
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5035
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4072
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.31
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1441
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27489
$19915

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2692
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2767
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2875
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2892
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2839
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2727
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2630
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2875
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2665
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2782
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3181
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2672
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3098
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3344
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2770
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2212
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2943
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2270
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3116
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2936
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2991
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3504
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2823
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2764
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2910
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2381
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2721
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2679
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3058
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2114
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2858
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2950
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3818
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2850

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650