Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3196
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7594
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$2049
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$709
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4771
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
3.9M
2.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 265% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 80th and 6171st ($3196 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.51
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2168
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4056
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8056
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7115
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.1
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.05
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.25
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28838
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443