Dallas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dallas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.87M

The cost of living in Dallas is 162% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 938th and 5994th ($2472 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dallas vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Dallas and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dallas Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$17517

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684