Brookhaven vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
486K
3.03M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 194% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 225th and 5518th ($2959 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2533rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2829
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2376
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2750
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2164
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3768
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3066
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2742
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2602
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2613
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2529
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2230
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2584
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2704
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3458
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3715
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2922
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2619
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2430
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2697
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2699
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2952
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2680
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2329
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2645
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2220
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2485
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2655
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2846
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2633
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3050
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3364
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3513
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2756
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2381
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2735

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650