Brookhaven vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2863
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5521
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1913
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4325
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
486K
2.6M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 142% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 271st and 4534th ($2863 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st 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 Taipei. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2684th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.54
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2335
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5521
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4121
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.91
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.05
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.92
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$157
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2514
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22670
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2730
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2477
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2338
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2677
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2123
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3639
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2974
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2669
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2586
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2556
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2528
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2234
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2546
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2645
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3455
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3558
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2875
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2316
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2593
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2365
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2654
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2635
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2885
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2610
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2284
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2588
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2236
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2433
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2664
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2737
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2599
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2987
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3284
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3494
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2732
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2330
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2730

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581