Brookhaven vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
486K
2.6M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 145% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 278th and 4715th ($2839 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2604th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605