Long Beach vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
467K
2.33M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 209% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 464th and 6227th ($2681 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 769th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691