Hempstead vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6327
$3288
🏠 One person rent
$1724
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$2991
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5412
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
80
86
🏙️ Population
793K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 133% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 444th and 4719th ($2697 vs $1157) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 1st 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 Taipei. Hempstead ranked 138th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 541st and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2926
$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$54.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8301
$12353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$6211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1930
$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22033
$18435

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2582
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2610
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2584
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2622
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2566
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2724
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2522
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2630
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2555
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2716
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2209
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2992
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2112
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3099
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2519
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4393
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2823
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3637
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2844
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3043
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2771
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2419
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2159
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2643
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2750
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3274
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2862
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2461
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3485
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$2994
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2349
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2704
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2643
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2582
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2777
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2573
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3166

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1031
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$871
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$741
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$934
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$816
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$757
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$705
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$709
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$662
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$842
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1236
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$664
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$652
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$722
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$775
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$811
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$710
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1237
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$729
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$722
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$643
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$701
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$644
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$728
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$711
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$635
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$714
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605