Hempstead vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
793K
2.87M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 188% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 568th and 5994th ($2710 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 678th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Taichung

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Hempstead Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684