San Antonio vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4674
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1801
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4112
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.43M
2.87M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 120% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5994th ($2071 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 156th and 351st 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
$17.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4488
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1816
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.22
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1365
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19123
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684