Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.05M

The cost of living in Dallas is 122% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 948th and 5023rd ($2461 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 6th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 252nd 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
$17.8
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602