Los Angeles vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
3.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 237% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 72nd and 5744th ($3165 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 16th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 34th and 460th 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
$22.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$24305

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584