Dallas vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dallas Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dallas is 194% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 700th and 6227th ($2550 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 113th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dallas vs Taoyuan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dallas vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Dallas and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dallas Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$13630

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dallas

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691