Hangzhou vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$389	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	11.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6287th and 72nd ($843 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2189th and 47th 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	$3.79	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$28613

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774

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