San Antonio vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.35M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 119% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1874th and 6085th ($2063 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Taoyuan

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	San Antonio	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$17081

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Cities near San Antonio

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464