New Taipei vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.43M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 52% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5212th and 1380th ($1060 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 279th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs San Antonio

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	New Taipei	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$10912

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137