Kaohsiung vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Kaohsiung New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$911
$3723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$8021
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2426
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$3744
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$752
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$347
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1267
$5796
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5868th and 3rd ($911 vs $3723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 235th and 23rd 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
$3.43
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$8.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$789
$4220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$3341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
5.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4248
$14208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$9347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.24
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.33
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.1
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8834
$25572

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$890
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$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2139
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3115
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2308
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2016
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2208
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$2132
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2012
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2008
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2023
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2020
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2611
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1921
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2027
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2025
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2008
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2012
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2014
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$1891
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2022
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2006
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2093
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$1992
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2089
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2004
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2889
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2023
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2265
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2013
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2020
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2372
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2015
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2960