Los Angeles vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	60
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 351% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 80th and 6849th ($3196 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 51st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 58th and 6084th 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	$21.7	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$12465

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522