Houston vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.35M

The cost of living in Houston is 141% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1354th and 6085th ($2265 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Taoyuan

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Houston Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464