Los Angeles vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3145
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7041
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$2011
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$3361
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$673
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$268
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5908
$1451
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
3.9M
4.36M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 205% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 45th and 5196th ($3145 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.9 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.08
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2239
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3852
$1539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2934
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9271
$10214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6455
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.82
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.1
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1518
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22901
$6294

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1127
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$805
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$913
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$896
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$911
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$827
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$690
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$971
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$884
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$869
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$866
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$888
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$680
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$688
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$1003
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$709
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1180
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$687
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$685
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$903
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$762
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$865
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$819
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$792
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$679
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$753
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$753
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1180
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$671
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$744
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$508
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$802
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$734
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$516
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$808
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$704
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$989