Los Angeles vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 400% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 62nd and 7385th ($3420 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 50th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shangrao

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	Los Angeles	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$25646

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628