Los Angeles vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$827
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.56M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 466% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 62nd and 7943rd ($3420 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 50th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shaoyang

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	Los Angeles	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619