New York City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4044
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8222
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$2662
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$3953
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$392
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6298
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 343% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6th and 5887th ($4044 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8th and 364th 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
$24.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.64
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.71
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3504
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2240
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3748
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3719
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16943
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12588
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.99
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1647
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17859
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$725
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$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741