San Diego vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.29M

The cost of living in San Diego is 298% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 26th and 6163rd ($3427 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 107th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716