Dallas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dallas is 174% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 700th and 6052nd ($2550 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 113th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716