San Antonio vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$1386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 121% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6014th ($2071 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 7th 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 Tainan. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 156th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tainan

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	San Antonio	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$65
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$5481

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Cities near San Antonio

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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$904
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$884
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$844
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$874
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$942
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$687
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$921
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$889
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$989
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$892
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$792
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1123
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$643
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$648
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$729
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$979
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$673
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$679
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$612
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$474
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$473
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$705
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$600
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$672
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$682
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$640
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$689
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$954
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$717
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$774
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$777
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$638
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$686