Long Beach vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2764
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6355
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3177
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4536
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
76
81
🏙️ Population
467K
3.03M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 209% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 379th and 6071st ($2764 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 949th and 521st 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
$16.2
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2014
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1593
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2898
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7095
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7019
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.58
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1510
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27134
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671