Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2975
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6193
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$1911
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2725
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$621
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5327
$1624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 250% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 39th and 6039th ($2975 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th 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 1.8 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2166
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1644
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3759
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9200
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6049
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.87
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1420
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23021
$22659

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760