New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in New York City is 367% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5th and 6227th ($4051 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 13th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691