Long Beach vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
467K
2.35M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 190% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 524th and 6085th ($2732 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 992nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Taoyuan

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Long Beach Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464