Hempstead vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
793K
2.35M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 186% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 579th and 6085th ($2697 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Hempstead ranked 221st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 687th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Taoyuan

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Hempstead Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464