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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.33M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 319% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6th and 5995th ($3952 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 88th and 482nd 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	$20.4	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$14970

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451