Hempstead vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2655
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6147
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2912
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
793K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 102% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 622nd and 4455th ($2655 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 613th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2925
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2626
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7214
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5157
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.83
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$150
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1399
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17029
$17567

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589