Sacramento vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1718
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2740
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4811
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
525K
2.29M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 212% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 409th and 6163rd ($2684 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 10th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sacramento Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1755
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2938
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5758
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2211
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$13937

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716