Brookhaven vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
486K
2.87M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 210% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 281st and 5994th ($2924 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2997th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Taichung

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Brookhaven Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2763
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2619
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2397
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2725
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2160
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3756
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3087
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2744
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2661
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2609
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2556
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2343
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2555
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2715
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3446
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3582
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3033
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2295
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2664
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2391
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2645
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2727
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2982
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2694
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2253
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2653
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2118
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2471
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2710
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2815
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2580
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3045
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3327
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3562
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2823
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2378
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2820

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684