Hempstead vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
793K
2.44M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 115% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 579th and 4661st ($2697 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st 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 221st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 687th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Taipei

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Hempstead Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602