Long Beach vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2764
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6355
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$3177
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4536
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
467K
2.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 134% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 379th and 4534th ($2764 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 949th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2014
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1593
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2898
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7095
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7019
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.58
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1510
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27134
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581