Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 41.9% cheaper than New York.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.7% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 11.5% less in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 26.5% less in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 73.8% less in Taiwan
- Childcare
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pay 54.5% less in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.4% less in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% less in Taiwan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of New York, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$4.21
NT$127.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$4.80
NT$145.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.95
NT$28.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.61
NT$18.44
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.74
|
$1.76
NT$53.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
|
$7.11
NT$214.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$11.33
NT$342.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.53
NT$76.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$3.21
NT$96.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.77
NT$53.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.80
NT$24.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.10
NT$33.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.27
NT$38.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.21
NT$36.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.96
NT$28.91
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.59
NT$108.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.65
|
$37.87
NT$1,144.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,535.81
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,013,041.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
|
$9.35
NT$282.43
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.86
|
$18.76
NT$566.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,925.71
|
$386.89
NT$11,690.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,646.33
|
$269.95
NT$8,157.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.03
|
$54.00
NT$1,631.79
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,553.18
|
$472.11
NT$14,265.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,861.84
|
$14,471.45
NT$437,290.99
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
|
$1.82
NT$55.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$2.59
NT$78.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.68
|
$4.00
NT$120.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.42
|
$34.52
NT$1,043.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.22
|
$9.29
NT$280.60
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
New York
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.08
|
$63.92
NT$1,931.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.74
|
$28.11
NT$849.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
|
$76.13
NT$2,300.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.43
|
$91.74
NT$2,772.06
|
|
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