Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dallas is 120% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 938th and 4931st ($2472 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs New Taipei

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Dallas New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$21429

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Cities near Dallas

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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612