Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1368
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 242% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 72nd and 6052nd ($3187 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 5th 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 1.7 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 496th 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	$21.6	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$13638

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716