Los Angeles vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3145
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7041
$3032
🏠 One person rent
$2011
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$3361
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$673
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$268
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5908
$1323
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
75
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 213% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 45th and 5457th ($3145 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.9 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Tainan. Los Angeles ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.08
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2239
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3852
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2934
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9271
$5474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6455
$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.82
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$38.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$10.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.1
$147
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1518
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22901
$10125

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$903
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$888
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$866
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$1000
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$869
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$884
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$971
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$690
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$827
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$911
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$805
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$865
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$896
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1032
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$685
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1127
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$687
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$792
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$913
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$688
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$680
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$989
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$808
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$957
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$508
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$928
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$709
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1180
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$847
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$671
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$679
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1073
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$762
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1180
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$819
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$866
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$646
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$770