Los Angeles vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$688
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.82M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 461% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 72nd and 7914th ($3378 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 55th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shangqiu

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	Los Angeles	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$16802

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518