New York City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$3032
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$1323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 287% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4th and 5457th ($3879 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Tainan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 291st 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
$20.3
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$5474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$9.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$38.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$10.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$147
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$10125

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$903
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$888
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$866
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$1000
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$869
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$884
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$971
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$690
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$827
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$911
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$805
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$865
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$896
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1032
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$685
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1127
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$687
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$792
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$913
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$688
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$680
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$989
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$808
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$957
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$508
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$928
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$709
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1180
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$847
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$671
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$679
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1073
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$762
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1180
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$819
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$866
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$646
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$770