New York City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$3261
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$1145
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$1849
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.6M

The cost of living in New York City is 244% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4th and 4561st ($3879 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Taipei. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$956
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$14260
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$7249
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$17991

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1032
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$913
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$805
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$896
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$911
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$827
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$690
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$971
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$884
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$869
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$866
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$888
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$680
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$688
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1000
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$1003
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$709
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1180
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$687
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$903
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$685
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$762
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$865
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$819
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$792
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$753
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1180
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$679
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$753
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$671
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$744
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$508
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$802
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$734
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$516
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$704
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$808
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$989