Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1536
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.36M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 246% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 62nd and 5651st ($3420 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 50th and 245th 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	$22.4	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473