San Antonio vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$1084
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.33M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 153% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1380th and 6227th ($2194 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 118th and 388th 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	$16.4	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691