Brookhaven vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2831
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5284
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$1816
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1722
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4394
$1058
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
486K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 185% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 332nd and 5860th ($2831 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Brookhaven ranked 800th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2390th and 454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$100
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1511
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4261
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5477
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.03
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.19
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2233
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23552
$15777

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$2844
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$2790
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2346
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2700
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2122
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3820
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2239
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3063
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2658
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2564
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2666
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2572
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2545
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2221
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2561
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2649
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3510
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3729
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2905
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2602
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2393
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2728
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2666
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2873
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2652
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2275
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2595
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2171
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2475
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2642
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2814
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2606
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2919
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$2909
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3485
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2732
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2357
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2719

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450