Los Angeles vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.07M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 493% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 80th and 8334th ($3196 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 454th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 58th and 3343rd 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	$21.7	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$24404

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500