Dallas vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dallas is 98% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 938th and 4646th ($2472 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Taipei

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Dallas Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612