San Diego vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3469
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7890
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$2370
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$4148
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5254
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
86
85
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 245% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 43rd and 5518th ($3469 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 97th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.63
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$6.32
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2499
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2053
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4569
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3654
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9580
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7151
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.53
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1745
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28967
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650