San Diego vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.33M

The cost of living in San Diego is 285% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 45th and 6227th ($3346 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 75th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691