Houston vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1661
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.04M

The cost of living in Houston is 112% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1258th and 5212th ($2248 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 82nd and 279th 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	$16.2	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$13786

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605