Hempstead vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2655
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6147
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2912
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
793K
1.87M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 197% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 622nd and 6262nd ($2655 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 613th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2925
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2626
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7214
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5157
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.83
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$150
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1399
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17029
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2846
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3066
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2164
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3174
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2569
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4203
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3768
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2864
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3006
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2799
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2811
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2733
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2789
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3364
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2717
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2913
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2829
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3513
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3066
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2376
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2783
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2836
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2749
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2723
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2774
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2705
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3253

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696