San Antonio vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.87M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 150% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1745th and 6380th ($2033 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 498th 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	$16.6	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682