Los Angeles vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 335% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 72nd and 6747th ($3187 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 63rd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 47th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Ningbo

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	Los Angeles	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$12898

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538