Los Angeles vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$813
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 360% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 72nd and 6882nd ($3165 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 102nd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 34th and 6124th 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	$22.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$19406

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083