San Diego vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3428
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7974
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$2311
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$4175
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5531
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 283% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 36th and 6071st ($3428 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 95th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.3
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.04
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2424
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1978
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4583
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3654
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9086
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7072
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.1
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1785
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28706
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671