Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1180
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 267% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 72nd and 6163rd ($3165 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 10th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 264th 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	$22.5	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$13937

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716