Los Angeles vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1386
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 204% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 62nd and 4931st ($3420 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 50th and 183rd 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	$22.4	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$21429

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612