Sacramento vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	84
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	525K	3.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 215% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 313th and 6071st ($2813 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 308th and 521st 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	$19.5	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$18658

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671