Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2975
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6193
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$1911
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2725
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$621
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5327
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
3.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 207% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 39th and 5682nd ($2975 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Los Angeles ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2166
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1644
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3759
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9200
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6049
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.87
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1420
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23021
$13684

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778