Los Angeles vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1506
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$153
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$261
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$604
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 544% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 72nd and 8565th ($3378 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 466th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 55th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Luoyang

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	Los Angeles	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$19226

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$514
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$506
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$518
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$516
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$523
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$507
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$516
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$516
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$534
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$520
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$518
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$509
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$517
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$512
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$491
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$489
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$506
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$498
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$483
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$526
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$505
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$578
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$510
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$543
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$494
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$531
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$569
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$555
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$521
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$598