Los Angeles vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3291
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1789
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 175% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 72nd and 4715th ($3187 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Taipei

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	Los Angeles	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$18424

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1028
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$868
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$828
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$864
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$698
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$931
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$841
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$761
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$707
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$706
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$661
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$841
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$683
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$666
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$654
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$719
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$821
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$807
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$712
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$673
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$719
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$702
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$643
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$731
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$708
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$633
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$716
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$605