Long Beach vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
467K
1.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 219% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 327th and 6262nd ($2851 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 12th 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 982nd and 549th 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
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696