Houston vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1305
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2467
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Houston is 153% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1229th and 6071st ($2265 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 97th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2766
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.62
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18964
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671