Long Beach vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
467K
2.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 128% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 440th and 4516th ($2661 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 720th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589