Long Beach vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1446
😷 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 200% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 524th and 6264th ($2732 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 992nd and 2963rd 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
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697