San Francisco vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$1084
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	97	83
🏙️ Population	874K	2.33M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 335% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9th and 6227th ($3781 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 12th and 388th 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	$22.5	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$13630

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

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