San Diego vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.87M

The cost of living in San Diego is 298% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 45th and 6292nd ($3346 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th 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 Tainan. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 75th and 499th 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	$20.9	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$18526

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Cities near San Diego

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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719