Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1718
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2740
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4811
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
84
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
525K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 170% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 409th and 5356th ($2684 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 3rd 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 Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 343rd 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
$16.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1755
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2938
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5758
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2211
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$13893

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721