New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4044
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8222
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$2662
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3953
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$392
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6298
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 369% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6th and 6163rd ($4044 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.64
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3504
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2240
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3748
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3719
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16943
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12588
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1647
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17859
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716