Long Beach vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
467K
2.29M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 209% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 440th and 6163rd ($2661 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 720th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716