Los Angeles vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$671
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.56M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 457% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 65th and 7790th ($3361 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 74th and 7090th 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	$22.6	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599