Fort Worth vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	919K	2.36M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 128% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1371st and 5651st ($2259 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 3rd 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 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 137th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Taoyuan

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	Fort Worth	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$19490

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473