San Diego vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	86	93
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.33M

The cost of living in San Diego is 268% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 43rd and 5995th ($3469 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 97th and 482nd 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	$21.5	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$14970

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451