Dallas vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$1264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dallas is 158% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 837th and 5750th ($2471 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 4th 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 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 130th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$10905

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1808
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2149
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2158
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2176
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2164
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2023
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2242
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2095
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2081
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2213
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2294
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2538
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2086
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2190
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2105
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2025
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2093
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2258
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2305
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2224
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2526
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2253
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2395
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2190
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2143
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2246

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601