Houston vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1305
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2467
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Houston is 92% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1229th and 4534th ($2265 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 97th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2766
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.62
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18964
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581