Changhua vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changhua	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$841	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2497	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$328	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.8	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1478	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	225K	3.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6291st and 72nd ($841 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5006th and 47th 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	$3.91	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5699	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3930	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.41	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.68	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14228	$28613

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$931
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$818
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$761
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$698
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$707
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$864
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$828
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$841
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1060
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$745
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1158
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$801
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1028
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$661
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$666
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$821
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$807
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$683
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$673
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$713
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$642
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$691
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$776
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$795
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$726
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$643
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$712
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$719
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$702
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$716

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754