Kaohsiung vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
83
97
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6046th and 5th ($932 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 389th and 13th 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
$3.76
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$20585

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$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108