San Antonio vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.43M	3.03M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 127% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1745th and 6071st ($2033 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 521st 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	$16.6	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$18658

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671