San Diego vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3486
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7909
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$2368
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$4139
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5217
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
86
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.43M

The cost of living in San Diego is 179% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 52nd and 4646th ($3486 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 155th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Taipei

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San Diego Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.97
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.34
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2489
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2046
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4508
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3643
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6577
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.32
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.04
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.1
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1937
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22295
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612