Hempstead vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2664
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6130
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1711
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2905
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4990
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
793K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 126% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 556th and 4534th ($2664 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 636th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.05
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2884
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2577
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7917
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5542
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.42
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$161
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1388
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27808
$19749

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581