Hempstead vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2664
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6130
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1711
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2905
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4990
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
793K
1.87M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 227% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 556th and 6380th ($2664 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 10th 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 181st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 636th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Tainan

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Hempstead Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.05
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2884
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2577
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7917
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5542
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.42
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$161
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1388
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27808
$6108

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HempsteadTainan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2732
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2737
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2974
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2123
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3111
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2534
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4441
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3639
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2821
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3004
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2753
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2792
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2703
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2725
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3271
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2701
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2886
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2477
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3494
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2338
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2756
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2913
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2715
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2674
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2804
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2664
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3302

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682