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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.29M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 307% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 22nd and 6163rd ($3502 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 69th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Taoyuan

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	San Jose	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716