Dallas vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dallas is 96% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 948th and 4661st ($2461 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 266th 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
$17.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$18442

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Cities near Dallas

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602