Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3378
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7707
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$2168
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3725
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
3.9M
2.35M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 259% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 72nd and 6085th ($3378 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 55th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Taoyuan

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Los Angeles Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.85
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2352
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1867
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4129
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7811
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7110
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.27
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.67
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.45
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1715
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28004
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464