Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Houston

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Houston are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiHoustonTaipei vs Houston
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥29,550Houston earns 2.5× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiHoustonTaipei vs Houston
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥135Houston costs 4.30× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥506Houston costs 1.61× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥68Houston costs 1.79× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,340.4Houston costs 2.57× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥484.5Houston costs 2.66× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥394.3Houston costs 3.40× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥264.8Taipei costs 1.04× the price in Houston
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥101.3Houston costs 1.61× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥6.1Taipei costs 1.14× the price in Houston

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiHoustonTaipei vs Houston
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥111.7Taipei costs 1.28× the price in Houston
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥22.1Houston costs 1.29× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥5.5Taipei costs 3.67× the price in Houston
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥23.7Houston costs 1.85× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥29.2Taipei costs 1.11× the price in Houston
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥16.8Taipei costs 1.09× the price in Houston
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥22.3Taipei costs 1.33× the price in Houston
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥16.9Houston costs 1.53× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥98.4Houston costs 1.04× the price in Taipei

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiHoustonTaipei vs Houston
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥11,519Houston costs 2.00× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥9,505Houston costs 3.06× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥20,907Houston costs 2.02× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥15,229Houston costs 2.41× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥16,917Taipei costs 5.09× the price in Houston
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥12,372Taipei costs 4.13× the price in Houston