Los Angeles vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1546
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$268
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$624
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 533% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 62nd and 8441st ($3420 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 447th 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 146th in China, while ranked 50th and 6749th 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	$22.4	$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$19544

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$524
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$513
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$522
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$529
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$513
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$520
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$520
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$538
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$516
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$514
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$504
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$529
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$525
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$520
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$487
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$484
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$502
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$491
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$457
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$562
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$637
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$521
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$515
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$575
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$524
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$519
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$538
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$533
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$555
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$555
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$530
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$610