Sacramento vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6548
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1798
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3108
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$723
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4529
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
525K
1.85M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 213% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 346th and 6264th ($2846 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 376th and 2963rd 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
$20.1
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1445
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3355
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2567
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4818
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3673
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.23
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1458
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23546
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697