Hempstead vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6095
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2891
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5265
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
793K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 125% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 483rd and 4516th ($2627 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 448th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.63
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9582
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7078
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1408
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27752
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2612
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2670
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2474
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2151
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3028
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2529
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4044
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2800
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3047
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2722
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2612
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2739
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2734
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$2821
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2691
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2743
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2303
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3455
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2321
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2638
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2858
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2737
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2756
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2653
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3241

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589