Kaohsiung vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
2.71M
467K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5770th and 604th ($971 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 532nd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Long Beach

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Kaohsiung Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19617

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164