Sacramento vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6548
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1798
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$3108
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$723
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4529
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
525K
2.44M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 126% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 346th and 4661st ($2846 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 376th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Taipei

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Sacramento Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1445
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3355
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2567
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4818
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3673
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.23
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1458
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23546
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602