Los Angeles vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1661
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 201% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 72nd and 5212th ($3187 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs New Taipei

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	Los Angeles	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$13786

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605