San Francisco vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	874K	2.33M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 336% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5th and 5995th ($4110 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Taoyuan

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	San Francisco	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.5	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$14970

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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