Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3361
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7751
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$2151
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3720
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$750
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$245
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4549
$1459
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
3.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 234% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 65th and 5518th ($3361 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 74th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$6.49
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2364
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1847
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4128
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7753
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6833
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.09
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1849
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650