New York City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4441
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$10033
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$2960
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$5380
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$886
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$364
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5544
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 446% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3rd and 6380th ($4441 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 22nd and 498th 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
$29.7
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$133
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3501
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2603
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4776
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5236
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17935
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12929
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.94
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$173
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1784
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21465
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682