Sacramento vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2813
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6464
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1786
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2984
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4579
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
525K
1.87M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 246% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 313th and 6380th ($2813 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 308th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Tainan

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Sacramento Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.64
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.74
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1822
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1446
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3005
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2512
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4209
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3946
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.78
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.06
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$134
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29998
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682