Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 2.9 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.7 times more in Oakland
- Groceries
-
pay 90.9% more in Oakland
- Transportation
-
pay 88.1% more in Oakland
- Housing
-
pay 5.0 times more in Oakland
- Childcare
-
pay 4.2 times more in Oakland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Oakland
- Clothing
-
pay 34.3% more in Oakland
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Oakland are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oakland.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$138.49
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$158.08
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.21
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.09
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.00
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$234.18
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$373.02
|
$5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.40
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.68
|
$6.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.34
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.30
|
$1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.10
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.71
|
$3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.78
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.50
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$118.20
|
$4.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,246.97
|
$127.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,103,887.09
|
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$307.75
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$617.78
|
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,739.36
|
$2,199.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,888.69
|
$1,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,778.13
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,545.26
|
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$476,505.72
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.95
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.30
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.61
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,136.64
|
$34.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$305.77
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,104.83
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$925.64
|
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,506.72
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,020.65
|
$131.92
|
|
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