Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 257% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 80th and 6071st ($3196 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 521st 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	$21.7	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🌊 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	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$18658

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Cities near Los Angeles

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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671