Brookhaven vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
486K
2.29M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 210% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 430th and 6163rd ($2669 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2288th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716