Los Angeles vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1386
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 264% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 62nd and 6014th ($3420 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 7th 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 Tainan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 50th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tainan

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	Los Angeles	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$65
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5481

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$904
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$884
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$844
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$874
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$942
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$687
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$921
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$889
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$989
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$892
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$792
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1123
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$643
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$648
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$729
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$979
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$673
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$679
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$612
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$474
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$473
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$705
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$600
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$672
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$682
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$640
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$689
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$954
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$717
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$774
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$777
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$638
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$686