Kaohsiung vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$382
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5666th and 72nd ($999 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974