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

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San Jose Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3502
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7476
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$2428
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$4021
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$717
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6928
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 284% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 22nd and 5887th ($3502 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 69th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tainan

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San Jose Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.86
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2372
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2164
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4451
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3536
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13837
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9980
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.46
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.92
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1687
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15889
$11040

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741