Sacramento vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
525K
2.6M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 129% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 501st and 4715th ($2656 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 281st and 311th 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
$18.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605