Long Beach vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
467K
3.03M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 167% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 440th and 5356th ($2661 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th 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 Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 720th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Taichung

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Long Beach Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$13893

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721