Brookhaven vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
486K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 227% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 278th and 6227th ($2839 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2604th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691