Los Angeles vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	93	38
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.82M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 334% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 80th and 6735th ($3196 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 43rd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 58th and 7140th 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	$21.7	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$17921

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529