Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 2.3 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Dallas
- Groceries
-
pay 23.9% more in Dallas
- Transportation
-
pay 51.5% more in Dallas
- Housing
-
pay 4.3 times more in Dallas
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Dallas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Dallas
- Clothing
-
pay 33.6% more in Dallas
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Dallas are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dallas.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$138.49
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$158.08
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.21
|
$2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.09
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.00
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$234.18
|
$6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$373.02
|
$3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.40
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.68
|
$6.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.34
|
$2.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.30
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.10
|
$1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.71
|
$1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.78
|
$1.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.50
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$118.20
|
$3.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,246.97
|
$91.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,103,887.09
|
$33,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$307.75
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$617.78
|
$65.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,739.36
|
$1,749.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,888.69
|
$1,499.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,778.13
|
$205.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,545.26
|
$1,310.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$476,505.72
|
$26,633.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.95
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.30
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.61
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,136.64
|
$39.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$305.77
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,104.83
|
$55.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$925.64
|
$47.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,506.72
|
$111.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,020.65
|
$122.07
|
|
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