Dallas vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dallas is 174% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 689th and 5887th ($2497 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 7th 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 Tainan. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$11040

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741