Houston vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Houston is 94% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1258th and 4715th ($2248 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 82nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.31
🥤 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
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605