Kaohsiung vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6046th and 72nd ($932 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$28613

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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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