Dallas vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
92
85
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dallas is 144% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 948th and 5567th ($2447 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 5th 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 Dallas compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 136th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$12260

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600