San Diego vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 259% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 45th and 6052nd ($3346 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 75th and 496th 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
$20.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716