Brookhaven vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
486K
2.6M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 128% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 430th and 4516th ($2669 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2288th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589