San Diego vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.87M

The cost of living in San Diego is 275% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 26th and 5887th ($3427 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th 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 Tainan. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 107th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741