Hempstead vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
793K
2.71M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 179% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 568th and 5770th ($2710 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 678th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kaohsiung

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Hempstead Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617