Long Beach vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
467K
4.04M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 153% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 464th and 5212th ($2681 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 769th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs New Taipei

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Long Beach New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605