Dallas vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dallas is 174% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 700th and 6046th ($2550 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 113th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$12438

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643