San Diego vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
86
93
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.35M

The cost of living in San Diego is 273% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 50th and 6085th ($3507 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 137th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Taoyuan

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San Diego Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$17081

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464