Brookhaven vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
486K
3.03M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 205% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 278th and 6052nd ($2839 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2604th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716