Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
525K
2.87M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 185% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 605th and 5994th ($2682 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 347th and 351st 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
$19.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$17517

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684