Kaohsiung vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$370
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$4549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
85
94
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5567th and 65th ($1002 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 461st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$26874

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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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