Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1411
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.87M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 253% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 72nd and 5984th ($3378 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 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 55th and 409th 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	$21.9	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17495

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$888
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$879
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$889
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$882
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$941
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1108
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$796
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1257
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$910
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$997
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$634
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$903
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$723
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$698
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$634
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$602
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$465
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$464
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$673
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$589
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$610
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$697
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$665