San Antonio vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4466
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1794
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4100
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 101% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1930th and 5518th ($2023 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 4th 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 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 124th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Taichung

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San Antonio Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1407
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3721
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.88
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1129
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15049
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650