New York City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.36M

The cost of living in New York City is 325% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4th and 5651st ($4202 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 245th 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	$22.6	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$19490

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473