Dallas vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.85M

The cost of living in Dallas is 170% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 948th and 6264th ($2461 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Tainan

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Dallas Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697