Changhua vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changhua	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2345	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$344	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$582	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.9	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1603	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	220K	3.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6404th and 62nd ($874 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 47th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3879th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Changhua	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.65	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.29%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6888	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5883	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.73	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17992	$23685

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$868
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$687
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$904
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$921
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$889
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$989
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$938
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1123
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$792
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1248
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$844
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$979
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$643
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$673
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$648
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$892
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$672
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$689
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$640
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$612
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$474
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$717
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$473
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$774
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$682
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$600
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$617
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$687
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$686
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$677
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$684

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000