Long Beach vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
467K
2.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 185% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 524th and 5984th ($2732 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 992nd and 409th 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
$19
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665