San Antonio vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5120
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1382
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2287
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3866
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 123% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1242nd and 5356th ($2219 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1113th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Antonio compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. San Antonio ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 137th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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San Antonio Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.37
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1106
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2477
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7160
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.42
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.7
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1445
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19044
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721