Kaohsiung vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$339	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	84	96
🏙️ Population	2.73M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5786th and 6th ($932 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 320th and 8th 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	$3.13	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$17859

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028