Hangzhou vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hangzhou	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2349	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$391	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1013	$6398
😷 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 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6270th and 72nd ($831 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 60th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2093rd and 34th 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	$3.85	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.39%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6914	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4027	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.39	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$471	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26569	$31623

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862