Long Beach vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
467K
1.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 219% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 464th and 6292nd ($2681 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 9th 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 Tainan. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 769th and 499th 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
$16.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$18526

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Cities near Long Beach

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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719