Los Angeles vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3378
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7707
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$2168
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$3725
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1619
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
3.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 169% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 72nd and 4661st ($3378 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 55th and 266th 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
$21.9
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.85
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2352
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1867
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4129
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7811
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7110
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.67
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.45
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1715
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28004
$18442

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Cities near Los Angeles

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602