Hempstead vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6095
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2891
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5265
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
793K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 164% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 483rd and 5356th ($2627 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 3rd 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 448th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9582
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7078
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1408
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27752
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2612
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2670
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2474
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2151
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3028
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2529
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4044
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2800
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3047
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2722
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2612
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2739
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2734
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$2821
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2691
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2743
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2303
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3455
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2321
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2638
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2858
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2737
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2756
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2653
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3241

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721