Kaohsiung vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$353	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5770th and 4th ($971 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 281st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs New York City

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	Kaohsiung	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$21713

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$938
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$844
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$904
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$884
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$868
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$874
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$942
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$687
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$921
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$889
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$792
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$892
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1123
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$643
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$729
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$979
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$673
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$612
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$474
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$679
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$473
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$600
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$705
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$672
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$682
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$640
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$689
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$954
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$717
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$403
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$777
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$774
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$638
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$617

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192