Los Angeles vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
3.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 218% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 72nd and 5356th ($3165 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 3rd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 343rd 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
$22.5
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721