Houston vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1275
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.87M

The cost of living in Houston is 167% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1258th and 6292nd ($2248 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 82nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719