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

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San Jose Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3962
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8268
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$2809
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$4461
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$768
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5742
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.85M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 335% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8th and 6264th ($3962 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 148th and 2963rd 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
$23.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$100
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3015
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2454
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4507
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4037
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9481
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9796
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.69
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$150
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23160
$5587

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697