Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6548
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1798
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3108
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$723
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4529
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
525K
2.87M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 197% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 346th and 5984th ($2846 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 376th and 409th 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
$20.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1445
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3355
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2567
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4818
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3673
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.23
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1458
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23546
$17495

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665