San Antonio vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$1275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	74
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.87M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 161% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1380th and 6292nd ($2194 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 9th 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 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 118th and 499th 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	$16.4	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$18526

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719