Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1496
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.36M

The cost of living in Dallas is 147% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 689th and 5229th ($2497 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589