Hempstead vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
793K
2.36M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 174% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 568th and 5651st ($2710 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 678th and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473