New York City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4202
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9189
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$4417
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$842
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$400
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5389
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 346% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4th and 5994th ($4202 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Taichung

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New York City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3692
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2206
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5140
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3874
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18073
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7831
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.07
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$14
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$132
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.7
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2095
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21713
$17517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684