Dallas vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.71M

The cost of living in Dallas is 154% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 938th and 5770th ($2472 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Kaohsiung

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Dallas Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617