Long Beach vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
467K
3.03M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 188% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 464th and 6052nd ($2681 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 769th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716