Los Angeles vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$771
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 427% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 62nd and 7630th ($3420 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 50th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Quanzhou

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	Los Angeles	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954