Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dallas is 141% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 700th and 5212th ($2550 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 113th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605