Long Beach vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2764
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6355
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$3177
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4536
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
76
81
🏙️ Population
467K
1.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 240% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 379th and 6380th ($2764 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 949th and 498th 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
$16.2
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2014
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1593
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2898
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7095
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7019
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.58
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1510
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27134
$6108

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Long BeachTainan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682