San Jose, United States vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Jose Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3957
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8247
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2805
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$4446
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6139
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 320% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8th and 5994th ($3957 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Taichung

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San Jose Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.96
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3010
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2448
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4541
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4005
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$259
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8786
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8977
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.78
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.56
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.96
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1815
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23151
$17517

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684