Los Angeles vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$648
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.82M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 462% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 65th and 7835th ($3361 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 74th and 7180th 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	$22.6	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517