Sacramento vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
525K
2.33M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 206% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 501st and 6227th ($2656 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 281st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sacramento Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691