Sacramento vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2846
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6548
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1798
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3108
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$723
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4529
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
525K
2.35M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 202% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 346th and 6085th ($2846 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 376th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Taoyuan

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Sacramento Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1445
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3355
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2567
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4818
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3673
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.23
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1458
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23546
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464