Los Angeles vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	94	39
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.56M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 421% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 72nd and 7649th ($3187 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 262nd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 47th and 7013th 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	$21.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$10066

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610