Dallas vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$1589
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dallas is 130% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 837th and 5000th ($2471 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 130th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$18855

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1808
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2149
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2158
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2176
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2164
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2023
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2242
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2095
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2081
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2213
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2294
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2538
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2086
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2190
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2105
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2025
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2093
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2258
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2305
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2224
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2526
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2253
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2395
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2190
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2143
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2246

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581