Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 40.4% cheaper than Dallas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.5% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 21.4% less in Taiwan
- Housing
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pay 76.3% less in Taiwan
- Childcare
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pay 54.9% less in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.4% less in Taiwan
- Clothing
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pay 20.6% less in Taiwan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Dallas, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.21
NT$138.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.80
NT$158.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.95
NT$31.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.61
NT$20.09
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$1.76
NT$58.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
|
$7.11
NT$234.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$11.33
NT$373.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$2.53
NT$83.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
|
$3.21
NT$105.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.77
NT$58.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.80
NT$26.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.10
NT$36.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.27
NT$41.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.21
NT$39.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.96
NT$31.50
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$3.59
NT$118.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,246.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,103,887.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$9.35
NT$307.75
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.92
|
$18.76
NT$617.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,749.96
|
$386.89
NT$12,739.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,499.21
|
$269.95
NT$8,888.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.18
|
$54.00
NT$1,778.13
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,310.00
|
$472.11
NT$15,545.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,633.33
|
$14,471.45
NT$476,505.72
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.82
NT$59.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$2.59
NT$85.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.00
NT$131.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$34.52
NT$1,136.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$9.29
NT$305.77
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Dallas
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.94
|
$63.92
NT$2,104.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
|
$28.11
NT$925.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.18
|
$76.13
NT$2,506.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.07
|
$91.74
NT$3,020.65
|
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