Sacramento vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
74
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
525K
1.87M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 216% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 501st and 6292nd ($2656 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 9th 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 281st and 499th 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
$18.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.06
🥤 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
$1688
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$18526

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719