Long Beach vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
467K
2.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 131% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 464th and 4715th ($2681 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 769th and 311th 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
$16.3
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605