Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1422
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.87M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 263% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 62nd and 5994th ($3420 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 50th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Taichung

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	Los Angeles	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$868
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$687
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$904
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$921
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$889
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$989
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1123
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$792
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1248
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$938
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$844
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$673
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$643
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$648
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$892
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$729
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$672
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$689
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$705
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$640
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$717
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$612
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$774
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$473
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$682
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$600
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$687
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$617
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$686
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$677
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$684