San Diego vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.85M

The cost of living in San Diego is 285% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 50th and 6264th ($3507 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 137th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tainan

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San Diego Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697