Goyang vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goyang	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3157	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$468	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	1.06M	3.9M

The cost of living in Goyang is 63% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4560th and 80th ($1171 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1533rd and 58th 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	$8.46	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1128	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.93%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10973	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6475	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.77	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.78	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20735	$28838

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Cities near Goyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 10 mi	Seoul	$1334
18 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Paju	$1075
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
21 km or 13 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
23 km or 15 mi	Yangju	$974
27 km or 17 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Guri	$1122
29 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
33 km or 21 mi	Namyangju	$1129
34 km or 21 mi	Gunpo	$1098
35 km or 22 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
36 km or 22 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 22 mi	Seongnam	$1400
36 km or 23 mi	Siheung	$1283
37 km or 23 mi	Uiwang	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ansan	$1070
42 km or 26 mi	Pocheon	$1040
43 km or 26 mi	Kaesong	$1565
44 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
46 km or 29 mi	Gwangju	$1165
51 km or 32 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
57 km or 35 mi	Yongin	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Osan	$1042
68 km or 42 mi	Icheon	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
82 km or 51 mi	Yeoju	$1026
82 km or 51 mi	Anseong	$1026
83 km or 51 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Dangjin	$1033
99 km or 61 mi	Cheonan	$1151
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
103 km or 64 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Haeju	$1550
123 km or 77 mi	Chungju	$900
127 km or 79 mi	Cheongju	$936
133 km or 83 mi	Sariwon	$1561
135 km or 84 mi	Jecheon	$1016

Cities near Los Angeles

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