Houston vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.05M

The cost of living in Houston is 104% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1354th and 5023rd ($2265 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd 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 Houston compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs New Taipei

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	Houston	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$18576

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602