Long Beach vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
467K
2.44M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 117% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 524th and 4661st ($2732 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 992nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Taipei

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Long Beach Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602