New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4203
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9136
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$2713
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$4396
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$874
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$379
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5599
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
98
84
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in New York City is 346% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4th and 5995th ($4203 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.67
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$6.18
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.07
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3669
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2221
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3880
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15299
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11127
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.75
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.03
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$128
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.7
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$157
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1884
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22663
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451