New York City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$2779
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$1149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
3.03M

The cost of living in New York City is 300% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4th and 5713th ($3879 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 285th 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
$20.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$991
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$5574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$9255

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2488
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2512
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2371
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2600
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2720
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2382
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1916
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2419
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2261
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2289
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2569
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2302
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2177
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2570
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2469
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2233
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2394
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2949
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2662
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2335
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2347
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2473
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2591
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2450
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2442
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2255
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2985

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$884
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$869
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$690
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$866
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$888
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$827
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$911
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$805
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1032
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$896
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1127
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$1003
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$913
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1000
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$903
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$688
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$685
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$687
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$865
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$792
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$709
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1180
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$679
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$508
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$671
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$762
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$989
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$808
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$819
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$957
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$847
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$928
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1180
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$753
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$744
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$704