San Diego vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 244% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 26th and 5356th ($3427 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 107th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721