Long Beach vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
467K
2.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 117% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 327th and 4455th ($2851 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 982nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589