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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.36M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 300% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8th and 5651st ($3957 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 245th 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	$24.9	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473