Los Angeles vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1084
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 267% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 72nd and 6227th ($3187 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 388th 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	$21.6	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$13630

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691