Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dallas is 116% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 948th and 4867th ($2447 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 136th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589