Los Angeles vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$835
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.07M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 487% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 72nd and 8176th ($3378 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 55th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shenyang

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	Los Angeles	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$25508

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523