Cost of living comparison
Texas is 2.0 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Texas
- Groceries
-
pay 19.8% more in Texas
- Transportation
-
pay 37.5% more in Texas
- Housing
-
pay 3.8 times more in Texas
- Childcare
-
pay 96.8% more in Texas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 89.7% more in Texas
- Clothing
-
pay 15.8% more in Texas
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Texas are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Texas.
If you lived in Texas instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$139.62
|
$17.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$159.38
|
$9.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.47
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.48
|
$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$236.11
|
$6.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$376.09
|
$3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$84.08
|
$3.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$106.55
|
$5.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.82
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.52
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.39
|
$1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$42.05
|
$1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$40.10
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.76
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$119.17
|
$2.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,257.22
|
$63.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,962.23
|
$32,552.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$310.28
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$622.86
|
$72.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,844.09
|
$1,374.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,961.76
|
$1,217.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.74
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,673.06
|
$1,230.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$480,423.12
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$60.45
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$86.00
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$132.70
|
$8.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,145.98
|
$38.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$308.28
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,122.14
|
$51.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$933.24
|
$38.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,527.33
|
$87.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,045.48
|
$120.01
|
|
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