Hempstead vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
793K
1.87M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 221% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 440th and 6292nd ($2702 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 543rd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719