Sacramento vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
525K
2.43M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 115% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 605th and 4646th ($2682 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 347th and 178th 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
$19.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$16947

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612