Beijing vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$596	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Beijing is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5141st and 72nd ($1067 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 59th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Los Angeles

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	Beijing	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$28613

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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