San Diego vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
86
85
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.87M

The cost of living in San Diego is 266% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 50th and 5984th ($3507 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th 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 26th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 137th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Taichung

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San Diego Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665