Dallas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dallas is 151% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 689th and 5356th ($2497 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721