Los Angeles vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3196
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7594
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$2049
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$709
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4771
$1589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
3.9M
4.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 198% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 80th and 5000th ($3196 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.51
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2168
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4056
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8056
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7115
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.1
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.05
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.25
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28838
$18855

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581