Los Angeles vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 379% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 72nd and 7155th ($3187 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 47th and 6224th 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	$21.6	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014