New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4441
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$10033
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$2960
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$5380
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$886
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$364
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5544
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in New York City is 407% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3rd and 6171st ($4441 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 22nd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Taoyuan

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New York City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$133
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3501
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2603
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4776
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5236
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17935
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12929
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.94
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$173
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1784
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21465
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443