New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$1204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 382% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4th and 6338th ($3879 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.5 months in Taoyuan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 1660th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$7259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$3711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$8.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$7.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$9.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$22029

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$911
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$827
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1032
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1127
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$690
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$896
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$913
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$971
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$884
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$869
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$866
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$888
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$688
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$1003
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1000
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$709
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$903
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$687
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$685
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$865
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1180
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$792
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$762
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$819
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$753
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$679
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$753
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$671
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1180
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$508
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$744
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$808
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$989
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$802
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$734
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$516
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$957