Kaohsiung vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Kaohsiung Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$3145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2505
$7041
🏠 One person rent
$315
$2011
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$3361
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$673
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1134
$5908
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6011th and 45th ($903 vs $3145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 35th 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 1.9 months in Los Angeles. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 250th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$8.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$2239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$3852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2934
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.9
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.3%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4674
$9271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$6455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.25
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.9
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$1518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8427
$22901

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593