Los Angeles vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	17.7M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 249% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 80th and 5950th ($3196 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 58th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shenzhen

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	Los Angeles	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.03
🥤 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	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609