Los Angeles vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1024
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	17.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 260% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 72nd and 6106th ($3378 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 55th and 1113th 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	$21.9	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638