Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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United States

Long Island vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 3.0 times more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Long Island
Groceries: pay 29.5% more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Long Island
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.3% more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 15.0% more in Long Island

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Long Island are more expensive than in Tainan. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Long Island.

Long Island vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Island instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$208.81	$18.00	+174.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 NT$156.61	$13.00	+164.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$36.47	$2.28	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.46	$1.74	+136.3%
Average			+143.7%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

	Tainan	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$59.73	$4.05	+115.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$301.62	$8.73	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$379.43	$4.62	-61.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$84.24	$5.17	+95.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$140.69	$5.62	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$60.38	$2.87	+51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$40.39	$1.07	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.65	$2.16	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$61.32	$2.37	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.01	$1.25	-2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.12	$1.51	+41.0%
Average			+29.5%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Tainan	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.03	$3.30	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.30 NT$678.65	$129.50	+508.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$24,000.00	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$297.56	$19.40	+107.8%
Average			+142.0%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Tainan	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.12 NT$704.75	$57.25	+158.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.78 NT$10,092.68	$2,325.00	+633.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.07 NT$6,055.61	$2,250.00	+1083.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,976.79	$103.54	+66.9%
Average			+485.8%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of housing

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Tainan	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.17 NT$8,352.56	$2,250.00	+758.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,554.15 NT$209K	$23,666.67	+261.1%
Average			+509.7%

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pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$103.36	$7.00	+115.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 NT$110.50	$4.75	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$125.29	$11.98	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NT$1,213.91	$34.00	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$349.76	$17.00	+54.8%
Average			+80.3%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.0% more for clothing

	Tainan	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,118.02	$30.00	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.49 NT$939.66	$63.33	+114.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,818.04	$76.33	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,686.82	$131.67	+13.8%
Average			+15.0%

Tainan vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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