New York City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.85M

The cost of living in New York City is 348% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4th and 6014th ($4202 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tainan

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	New York City	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$65
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$5481

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Cities near New York City

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

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$904
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$884
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$844
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$874
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$942
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$687
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$921
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$889
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$989
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$892
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$792
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1123
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$643
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$648
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$729
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$979
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$673
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$679
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$612
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$474
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$473
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$705
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$600
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$672
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$682
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$640
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$689
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$954
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$717
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$774
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$777
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$638
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$686