New York City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4203
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9136
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$2713
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$4396
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$874
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$379
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5599
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
98
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
3.03M

The cost of living in New York City is 318% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4th and 5518th ($4203 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 541st 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
$23.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.67
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$6.18
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.07
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3669
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2221
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3880
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15299
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11127
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.49
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.2
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$128
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$157
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1884
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22663
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650