Brookhaven vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
486K
3.03M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 168% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 430th and 5356th ($2669 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2288th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$13893

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7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2497
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2303
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2321
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2496
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2151
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$2360
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2474
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2504
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2466
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2434
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2522
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2542
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2485
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3479
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3620
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2790
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2482
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2377
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2603
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2538
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2818
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2465
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2308
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2480
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2303
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2429
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2627
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2670
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2551
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2924
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3165
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3455
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2612
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2320
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2608

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721