Changhua vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	225K	3.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 73% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6149th and 65th ($914 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4895th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Los Angeles

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	Changhua	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$26874

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927