Sacramento vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2813
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6464
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1786
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2984
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4579
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
525K
2.33M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 221% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 313th and 6171st ($2813 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 308th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sacramento Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.64
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.74
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1822
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1446
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3005
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2512
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4209
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3946
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.78
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.06
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$134
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29998
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443