Los Angeles vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3378
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7707
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$2168
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3725
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1446
😷 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 271% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 72nd and 6264th ($3378 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 55th and 2963rd 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
$21.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.85
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.48
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2352
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1867
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4129
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7811
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7110
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.67
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.45
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1715
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28004
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697