San Antonio vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2063
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4604
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1208
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1789
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4089
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.43M
2.87M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 116% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1874th and 5984th ($2063 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 5th 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 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 409th 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
$17.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1847
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1394
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1889
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1248
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17470
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2175
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2221
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2200
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2237
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2165
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2444
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2171
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2187
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2115
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2027
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2125
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2226
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2059
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1991
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2029
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1009
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1706
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2153
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1883
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2016
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1736
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1017
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$802
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$2000
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1913
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2114
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2285
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2071
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2094
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2762
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2738
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2265
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2112
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1836
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2150
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2150

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665