Los Angeles vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1014
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1768
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 174% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 62nd and 4646th ($3420 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 50th and 178th 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	$22.4	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1123
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$979
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$792
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$889
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$921
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$687
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$942
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$874
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$868
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$884
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$904
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$673
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$844
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$938
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$672
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$643
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$717
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$892
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$774
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$687
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$689
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$686
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$640
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$677
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$705
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$617
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$611
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$696
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$684
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$474
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$612