Long Beach vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
467K
1.85M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 186% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 604th and 6014th ($2683 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 958th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Tainan

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Long Beach Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686