Los Angeles vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.07M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 506% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 65th and 8245th ($3361 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 74th and 3667th 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	$22.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501