Goyang vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Goyang	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2662	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$477	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	1.06M	3.9M

The cost of living in Goyang is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4971st and 65th ($1097 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 51st in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Goyang compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Goyang ranked 25th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2318th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Los Angeles

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	Goyang	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11726	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6514	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.12	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$10	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10917	$26874

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Cities near Goyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Gimpo	$1098
17 km or 10 mi	Seoul	$1383
18 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1175
20 km or 12 mi	Paju	$1065
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
21 km or 13 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
23 km or 15 mi	Yangju	$948
27 km or 17 mi	Incheon	$1088
28 km or 17 mi	Guri	$1134
29 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1004
33 km or 21 mi	Namyangju	$1138
34 km or 21 mi	Gunpo	$1112
35 km or 22 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
36 km or 22 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 22 mi	Seongnam	$1435
36 km or 23 mi	Siheung	$1307
37 km or 23 mi	Uiwang	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Ansan	$1049
42 km or 26 mi	Pocheon	$1028
43 km or 26 mi	Kaesong	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1066
46 km or 29 mi	Gwangju	$1196
51 km or 32 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
57 km or 35 mi	Yongin	$1120
61 km or 38 mi	Osan	$1076
68 km or 42 mi	Icheon	$1171
77 km or 48 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
82 km or 51 mi	Yeoju	$1079
82 km or 51 mi	Anseong	$1078
83 km or 51 mi	Chuncheon	$874
87 km or 54 mi	Dangjin	$1059
99 km or 61 mi	Cheonan	$1153
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1110
103 km or 64 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Haeju	$1565
123 km or 77 mi	Chungju	$920
127 km or 79 mi	Cheongju	$924
133 km or 83 mi	Sariwon	$1560
135 km or 84 mi	Jecheon	$1037

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927