Hangzhou vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$375	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	11.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6563rd and 65th ($826 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 51st 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2980th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Los Angeles

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	Hangzhou	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$26874

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

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