Los Angeles vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$889
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 441% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 65th and 7641st ($3361 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 74th and 4086th 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	$22.6	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9321

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941